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True - but too many of these problem tasks one hears about are so stupid that it casts doubt on the technique. I would much rather be asked to tackle a real wor
by bdfh42 18y ago
True - but too many of these problem tasks one hears about are so stupid that it casts doubt on the technique. I would much rather be asked to tackle a real world problem (in code or as a spoken exercise) Indeed, being asked to solve silly riddles would persuade me to drop a job application. I would class such things alongside graphology and lie detector tests as strong counter indicators.
- Protophore 18y agoI've never been asked something like this in an interview. How much time do they give you to answer something like this?
- byrneseyeview 18y agoThey may want to standardize grading. They may want to see how broadly you can apply information (e.g. if I were asking someone a finance question, I would not ask them to talk about stock options -- I'd ask them to talk about trading water rights, or valuing nonsmoking sections in a restaurant).