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What’s the ideal interview? HR screen, tech interview, and team lead interview? I don’t know that you can reasonably compress things down to less than three int
by jimbob45 4y ago
What’s the ideal interview? HR screen, tech interview, and team lead interview? I don’t know that you can reasonably compress things down to less than three interviews without relying on individuals to be better at interviewing than they might actually be.
- denimnerd42 4y agopeople aren't complaining about 3. but it's commonly not 3. it's 5, 6 or 7. Or 3 and one is 4 hours.
- bitwize 4y agoUgh, the 4 hour one. I once interviewed at a small AI company. The CTO had a Ph.D. (from MIT!) in Really Tough AI Stuff. He was supported by some of the best programmers in Really Tough AI Stuff. The last round was the multi-hour one. I had to do a couple of different programming challenges, which I think I did all right in. Then I was subjected to multiple rounds, by the CTO and his supporting developers, of Really Tough AI questions. I wasn't trained for this, plus I was nervous and worn out and really off my game, so I tended to open my answers with "I know I'm probably getting this wrong, but..." and then pretty much spitball a guess. They were kind enough to provide feedback! They said "We really liked your answers and we think you have all the right skills, but you didn't seem very confident, so we're going to have to pass." I probably had to be a psychopath in order to get that job, at least without a postgrad degree in Really Tough AI Stuff.
- healsdata 4y agoHonestly, I don't think it's the number of interviews but the number of rounds. Each round takes about a week to schedule and coordinate, requires you to wait to hear if you're moving forward, etc.
- swader999 4y agoAn hour talk, they usually have a person on the team that vouches for you that you've worked with. Then the first couple of months are a trial period that you are paid for.