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While this is an interesting optimization strategy, getting and applying professional feedback for one's interview skills has a better ROI in my opinion. If yo
by elevanation 5y ago
While this is an interesting optimization strategy, getting and applying professional feedback for one's interview skills has a better ROI in my opinion.
If you're amazing at interviews, the interviewer will remember you and want to hire you. They will even rave about you to their colleagues... "Hey, this person was awesome, we need to hire them."
Accomplish that special human ability, and you don't have to worry about such micro-optimisations.
- tanayagrawal19 5y agoAbsolutely agree!
- mojuba 5y agoCame to say the same thing. As a candidate you really don't control internal processes and I don't believe you can influence the scheduling much. If they like you (and you like them), everything will happen fast.
- tanayagrawal19 5y agoI so wish this to be true! But it is not always the case. You as a candidate can power through the interviews(scheduling), get ahead of the line, and indeed influence decision making.
- bgibbons 5y agoI think this is true to a certain point as it provides signal for high enthusiasm for a given role - huge plus if you meet all the other weightier requirements.
- tanayagrawal19 5y agoAgreed
- lijogdfljk 5y agoCan you recommend how to go about this? It's the first i've heard of this strategy, and interviews are a big fear of mine. I would have assumed most of these "pay for feedback" things to be scams in one way or another. Thoughts?
- mitchdoogle 5y agoDon't pay for feedback. Do some mock interviews with friend and family and ask them for feedback
- TedDoesntTalk 5y agoI have a side-business providing mock tech interviews with unlimited time for feedback. Contact me if you are interested (including "why is this random guy on HN qualified to provide this kind of service")
- BirdieNZ 5y agoHow can I go about contacting you if I were interested in your service?
- TedDoesntTalk 5y agoMy email is in my profile now.
- elevanation 5y agoFor feedback, I would suggest people like a mentor, trusted friend who is a good communicator, or a paid professional resource. Full disclosure: I provide paid professional career mentorship and coaching. Contact info is in my profile. I know some people are opposed to hiring a paid resource, yet when I hired someone for myself, my career abilities and achievements increased much faster than before. And I still meet with a professional mentor regularly. Of course, both the compatibility and quality of the resource matter, so by all means talk with a few people until you find the right match for you. If CEOs, actors, athletes, and other pros hire someone to help, why shouldn't you?
- strikelaserclaw 5y agoThe whole point of micro optimizations is to show interviewers your "best", if i did leetcode type problems after i eat lunch, i'm slow and my brain is foggy.
- UncleOxidant 5y ago> If you're amazing at interviews... Accomplish that special human ability "It's easy, you just..." Most of us are not amazing at interviews so telling people to be amazing at interviews isn't too helpful. Interview feedback tends to be pretty sparse. Often you don't hear anything back unless you got the job. Even if you do get a "no" response it will be light on details (and it's usually this way due to legal concerns). It's difficult to improve a skill when there's little or no feedback and what feedback you do get is vague.
- wpietri 5y agoFor sure. And I also am not sure I want to work at a place where being really good at interview skills is what gets people jobs. The correlation between "interviews well" and "collaborative, productive coworker" isn't very strong.
- wbsss4412 5y agoAre you implying there is a negative correlation or no correlation? Unfortunately “being good at interviews” is generally what gets people jobs everywhere, so I’m not sure what point you’re making to begin with.
- Kranar 5y agoDefinitely has not been my experience. People who interview well are generally excellent communicators and communication is of utmost importance when working with a team.
- Zancarius 5y agoThis was my thought as well. Also, generally being likeable makes a positive impact on people. Teams would much rather someone they feel they can work well with than someone who is going to be a total stick in the mud and drag everyone down.
- mitchdoogle 5y agoHow are you determining your lack of correlation ? Is there data on this somewhere? Because I would assume that people who study and prepare for the interview are more likely to be studious and prepared in other aspects of life, including their workplace.