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No, this thread is not addressing trivia questions, only normal questions that might seem unrelated to the day jobs and the fact that there is a test at all. Th
by franciscop 6y ago
No, this thread is not addressing trivia questions, only normal questions that might seem unrelated to the day jobs and the fact that there is a test at all. The OP asks about both, studying for questions unrelated to day-job AND about trivia questions, and I agree with them that trivia questions are silly and explain the other point.
Almost no developer "take 3-6 months off to study for their next position", please do not distort reality, that might happen to some but def not the norm. I'd say the normal is 1 week to 1 month of studying on the evenings after work.
Lawyers AFAIK is based a lot on reputation, which includes seeing them work, personal recommendations, etc. Is that better than a test when switching jobs?
- giantg2 6y ago"Almost no developer "take 3-6 months off to study for their next position", please do not distort reality, that might happen to some but def not the norm. I'd say the normal is 1 week to 1 month of studying on the evenings after work." I've seen a number of posts on HN where people are taking significantly longer than one month. If the reality is as you say, then that is trivial and the whole basis of the OPs post (and the vast majority of people's responses here) is moot. Most of that reputation is really past performance and experience on cases. Things like win %. Devs don't have any similarly standard comparison metrics.
- username90 6y agoThe time people will study is based on the ROI of doing well in the interview. Software engineering has huge salary incentive for interviews so people study a lot. Mechanical engineering has mostly flat salaries based on seniority and manager level so ROI for studying for interviews is 0, so nobody does it.