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> Individually, we as interviewers can shift our mindset towards looking for strengths instead of weaknesses, accommodate different backgrounds Virtually each
by gozzoo 6y ago
> Individually, we as interviewers can shift our mindset towards looking for strengths instead of weaknesses, accommodate different backgrounds
Virtually each time I've been interviewed myself the attitude was not to find out what my strengths are, but to discover gaps in my knoledge and skills. I think that's the standard in our industry. Sadly, this is exactly the oposite of what companies should be looking for. They need people who can do the job, and knowing some obscure (or even popular) algorithm by hreat or some rarely used programming language feature has nothing to do with it.
- captain_price7 6y ago> but to discover gaps in my knoledge I think I've already found one :)
- pydry 6y agoI'm pretty sure an overarching focus on task realism fixes most interviewing woes, including this one. There's a cultural obsession in this industry with testing things that supposedly correlate (usually poorly) with ability to do the tasks we actually want people to do and not the actual task itself. I think it's probably rooted in goocargle culting.
- gozzoo 6y ago> I'm pretty sure an overarching focus on task realism fixes most interviewing woes, including this one. This can turn out pretty badly too. I was rejected by a company, apparently because I couldn't figure out the solutions to some problems they've been struggling with for years. I tried to guess, but either I didn't have enough context, or simply they didn't like my suggestions. The whole thing was very odd.
- pydry 6y agoThat sounds less like a focus on realism and more like a desire for free consulting.