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> often, the reward for doing well on them is... being put on the spot in front of a whiteboard. Ha! That can be true. So for me personally, I had candidates
by lliamander 6y ago
> often, the reward for doing well on them is... being put on the spot in front of a whiteboard.
Ha! That can be true. So for me personally, I had candidates do a little bit of whiteboarding, but all I do is ask them to walk me through the execution of the algorithm they just implemented using minimal input parameters. Really what I'm looking for is the ability to explain how their code works (and to make sure they didn't copy someone else's work).
- ryanianian 6y agoMy company makes us interview with whiteboard problems. It's stupid but not my decision. My favorite spin on this is the reverse problem. Ask the candidate to talk about, solve, and explain their favorite whiteboard-style problem. Ask them for something they were initially intimidated by. Maybe ask them a slight twist of it. We all know candidates study riddle problems, so let's both take advantage of that rather than giving an anxiety-test even if it's phrased as low-key.
- 908B64B197 6y agoThis actually measures communication skills, and it's often overlooked. If someone's able to clearly explain a design they did or an algorithm/data-structure that's non-trivial it's a good thing.