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I love interviews. And in contrast to most of the advice on that page, I'm totally honest even if I get the questions about strengths and weaknesses etc. * If
by kcartlidge 4y ago
I love interviews. And in contrast to most of the advice on that page, I'm totally honest even if I get the questions about strengths and weaknesses etc.
* If I'm going to be working with/for these people I want it to be a good fit. Honesty increases the chance of that, and reduces the chance I'm going through the whole job-hunting process again in the near future.
* Interviews can be a great opportunity to assess the current expectations of others in the industry, which is really helpful for staying current. This isn't always true of course, but enough of my interviews are of a pretty technical nature that it generally is.
* If the interviewer asks probing enough questions I can often learn something new about myself by seeing what (honest) answers I arrive at.
They're also fun; interesting opportunities to meet new people. It helps that I've got a good track record of getting the roles I apply for, but I'm not sure whether I enjoy them because I'm usually successful or whether I'm usually successful because I enjoy them.
Either way, whilst not all of those questions are appropriate I'll still answer them honestly. And to me, the worst interview questions are leetcode and algorithms (unless they directly reflect the nature of the work expected of course). I have a general background awareness of such stuff, but you'd be better off checking my search engine skills to make sure I can find them if I ever need them.