4 ms·
God 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 "
by ianlevesque 4y ago
God 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.