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Interviews are all lies. Sure, some people would claim "It's just about putting your best foot forward and presenting yourself in the best possible light," but
by smeagull 4y ago
Interviews are all lies.
Sure, some people would claim "It's just about putting your best foot forward and presenting yourself in the best possible light," but those people are such liars they lie about lying. Lying by admission is still lying.
- ianlevesque 4y agoGod that's cynical. In the final round of my last FAANG interview after bumbling through part of it, at a very senior level, the interviewer flat out asked me "so uh, how long has it been since you did Android?", presumably due to my poor performance. I admitted I'd spent the majority of the last 2 years on iOS even though I'd done Android in the past too, and lo and behold, hired. Honesty and respect are valued where it counts, and if they're not, find another employer.
- snozolli 4y agoI admitted I'd spent the majority of the last 2 years on iOS even though I'd done Android in the past too How would it be any different if you had simply lied about Android experience? As in, you simply were never remotely competent at it and you just said it had been awhile? Fake it until you make it is age-old advice and you being lucky enough to have an interviewer who cared isn't really an argument against it.
- anon7725 4y agoCongratulations on finding an empathetic and wise interviewer among the legions of smug know-it-alls who are enthused to watch you twist in the wind with their trick questions.
- wombatpm 4y agoI like to quite Dave Barry: A resume is not just a piece of paper, it’s a piece of paper covered in lies. And it can be the difference between not getting a job, and not even coming close