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> Even 4x2 hour interviews is still only the equivalent of a single workday. How many software engineers are working "hard" or to the level of 4 long whiteboar
by spike021 5y ago
> Even 4x2 hour interviews is still only the equivalent of a single workday.
How many software engineers are working "hard" or to the level of 4 long whiteboarding-style problems for all eight hours of their day?
In my experience, not many.
- PragmaticPulp 5y agoLikewise, those 1-2 hour interview sessions aren’t going to be hardcore coding from the second the timer starts until it ends. Some or even much of it will be two-way conversation and a chance for the candidate to get to know the team.
- t-writescode 5y agoI'm beginning to wonder: * how crazy some other company's interview loops are, if they really are coding every single one of those hours. * if people on HN are actually on interview loops, assessing candidates.
- spike021 5y agoThat's a very subjective claim. For me personally I tend to get stressed out even on simpler problems. The best two-way conversation at least for SDE interviews IMO is the systems design one because ideally it really is just a back-and-forth conversation.