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> Not a single interviewee has even had a good guess in 2 years of open job recs. Unless a good explanation is an insta-offer, why do you still ask a question
by dehrmann 4y ago
> Not a single interviewee has even had a good guess in 2 years of open job recs.
Unless a good explanation is an insta-offer, why do you still ask a question you've gotten zero signal from?
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- josephg 4y ago> why do you still ask a question you've gotten zero signal from? Interview questions aren’t just for comparing candidates with each other. It’s also useful to know how a candidate’s knowledge compares to the knowledge of the team. The best of a bad bunch might still be unhirable. It’s often better to leave a role vacant than fill it with someone mediocre. If the GP can’t find anyone in the hiring pool who knows C++ well, that’s a valuable insight. Maybe they need to expect less C++ from candidates and plan for more on the job training. Or change languages.
- archsurface 4y agoZero answer is not zero signal.
- smitty1e 4y agoNobody knows it all. If they did, would they be showing up for your interview? How someone handles that inevitable "I don't know" moment is an important data point.