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I dunno. I also see it as a red flag for a interviewee as a boss who is likely to tap my shizzle and make sure that the clock is being worked on their terms, n
by jfalcon 5y ago
I dunno. I also see it as a red flag for a interviewee as a boss who is likely to tap my shizzle and make sure that the clock is being worked on their terms, not collectively.
For instance, one interview I was having camera issues after messing with some UVC webcam switchers so I can mix it like a Twitch feed, and a request to do a meeting came in. Now sure, my bad for not being ready and testing my setup an hour or two before the meeting but we're both sitting there and while I'm trying to work out the camera issues, I'm trying to coax the interviewer into starting the meeting as both of us are there now and there are a lot of interaction to talk about prior to needing a face to face. His reluctance indicates to me that he's wanting to do exactly that trick... try to gauge my non-verbal language.
Lots of people read and watch videos on how to spot liars. The fact that a polygraph can be defeated shows you why its bullshit and that a attentive eye can be made to watch for a red flag. But the real clincher that you're supposed to do is give them rope to hang themselves on. This guy was so tight to doing it his way that he hung himself and I cancelled any further interest once he hung up with the recruiter. I have no problem finding work and we're doing him a favor not the other way around.
Now you can't bullshit a bullshitter and you can tell through extensive Q & A along with tracking the amount of time to see if someone knows/doesn't know AND someone trying to con by covering up. Which is why you NEVER EVER LIE IN AN INTERVIEW!!! Admit defeat if you don't know, nobody is perfect.
The best SE hacks are the ones that can sell you and stab you in the back. You couldn't figure that out in one call regardless. That's why it's so dangerous and even in-person will someone try to run the gambit on you. And why the weakest link in security is the human.
You need multiple people involved in a interview loop to make sure the likelihood is high that they can do the job. Most people who cannot "talk the talk" cannot even attempt to "walk the walk". Which is why you cannot use canned questions and answers that are already on the internet. It's a waste of time because nobody works tech without having access to the Internet and reference.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago> NEVER EVER LIE IN AN INTERVIEW!!! In my experience, this is bad advice. I would refine it by saying "never lie about work history, experience, or knowledge in an interview". I am forced to lie about things like how much I give a damn about your company, my ambitions, and how much I think I'm worth by the conventions of interview culture. I think of it as a lying skills assessment.
- quantified 5y agoIf you exaggerate anything, I’ll reject you. I don’t need BS. If you say you got a patent and it’s only applied for, you’re not truthful. And if you say “I don’t know that, it’s not something I’ve worked on before” you score culture points.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y agoThat's fine, and I would say there's generally no need for that. But let's be real: you're not going to hire me if I tell you the reason I want to work for your company is because I need money to pay bills and couldn't give two shits about it otherwise, so I'm going to lie to you about that.
- quantified 5y agoOne interview in which we proceeded without a camera, I started googling my questions immediately after asking them. These were open ended questions, explicitly not l33tcode. When I noticed that the first response’s phrasing was always from the first page of search results, I knew we were getting to “no”. Thankfully, I don’t work now at a place that hires contractors.