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I noticed long ago that many people have their own interviewing “secrets”. Remember that story about how Henry Ford would fail applicants if they put salt on th
by CapmCrackaWaka 3y ago
I noticed long ago that many people have their own interviewing “secrets”. Remember that story about how Henry Ford would fail applicants if they put salt on their meal without trying it first? A lot of people take stories/ideas like that to heart. The person interviewing you was probably offended you called him by his first name or something. “A good applicant won’t do that”.
- willcipriano 3y agoIt's always some nonsense like: "He used his left foot to enter the room. A good candidate will use his right as they will put their best foot forward."
- devsegal 3y agothanks for the chuckle
- panxyh 3y agoThe salt thing isn’t in the same league of nonsense as the foot thing. It does tell something about the person.
- ResearchCode 3y agoTells you something about their salt tolerance. It makes all the difference in plumbing together CRUD applications effectively.
- Ekaros 3y agoMy salt tolerance is so screwed that maybe I deserve to get failed in interviews for that... Still, seems quite unreasonable.
- ProjectArcturis 3y agoWhat does it tell you?
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- bee_rider 3y agoI believe the intention is that it tells you they’ll make a modification without checking if it is necessary first. Some kind of impulsiveness. Although, it seems pretty silly to me.
- pfannkuchen 3y agoI think it is more like doing things from habit vs from first principles. Maybe they just learn how to do things once and then repeat them blindly. Not sure it’s a good test but I think that is the intent.
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- voytec 3y agoThe salt thing can tell you that a person may be well-hydrated due to high sodium intake. Dumb test for "didn't tried it first".
- Frost1x 3y agoPlot twist: they're left handed/footed and your biased assumptions failed you.
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- loloquwowndueo 3y agoI’m left handed/footed. :)
- the_lonely_road 3y agoIt’d also highly possible they did nothing wrong and the guy wanted to tank the interview for another reason. A favored candidate, opposing the team expansion, racism/sexism/ageism etc.
- kayodelycaon 3y agoHe seemed genuinely surprised when I asked him what he wanted to know instead of me following the script in his head. I suppose he could have been acting, but I don’t think so. Looking back, I think he was expecting me to act like a vendor salesman promising the world in hopes of getting a commission.