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> it's beyond me why anyone would need to prove they can cope with such pressure without breaking down. Where's the pressure? You have a piece of code, all you
by rootlocus 4y ago
> it's beyond me why anyone would need to prove they can cope with such pressure without breaking down.
Where's the pressure? You have a piece of code, all you need to do is read it, understand it, make a (possibly) trivial modification. That's exactly what you would be doing (or have been doing) every day. You don't have to explain complex algorithms on a whiteboard. There are no high stakes. You can leave whenever you want.
Last time I had to do something like this I was allowed privacy, internet, headphones.
- chii 4y ago> Where's the pressure? the pressure comes from the context - you're in an interview situation, faced with a previously unknown task (presumably you haven't done something similar before). The result of this "test" determines your candidacy in the job (presumably you want or need this job). It's like asking why a bomb defuser feels pressured.
- rootlocus 4y ago> It's like asking why a bomb defuser feels pressured. The stakes and environment aren't even close for this to be a meaningful comparison. A job interview will always carry some degree of pressure, no matter the circumstances. What I fail to understand is why would someone feel more threatened by this scenario as opposed to, say, answering a barrage of technical question or solving algorithmic problems.
- db48x 4y agoYea, the pressure is almost always in our heads; most interviewers aren’t taking any pleasure from torturing their candidates.