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This is great advice. A single memorable event you went though tends to highlight many different skills, so having a few stories down well will let you answer
by ZainRiz 6y ago
This is great advice.
A single memorable event you went though tends to highlight many different skills, so having a few stories down well will let you answer most of those questions
And what if it doesn't answer the interviewer's question perfectly?
Their real goal was to try to get to know you better. The question was just a prompt to get a better signal about you, and you delivered above and beyond what was asked.
- slg 6y ago>And what if it doesn't answer the interviewer's question perfectly? Exactly. You only need to avoid the extreme of looking like a politician in a debate completely dodging a question. And even if you do get too far away from the question, you can always close it out with a joke about how off topic you got which gives you a chance to connect with the interviewer on a human level.
- hugey010 6y agoI love when candidates go on sort of relevant tangents. It shows they've actually done the work and formed opinions about it. Pros and cons, maintenance and growth, missteps and how they've been burned, competing or preferred solutions, etc. It means they are capable of more than: I can code in X and help clear your backlog.