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It's pretty insulting to be frank. As are interviews of any kind without feedback. I'm not referring to holistic feedback (let alone an explanation for why th
by lisasays 3y ago
It's pretty insulting to be frank.
As are interviews of any kind without feedback. I'm not referring to holistic feedback (let alone an explanation for why they don't move forward). I mean the kind where they grill you with question after question (often poorly phrased and sometimes insultingly basic) and don't provide any indication at all as to whether your answers are good or bad or not.
They just keep going on, poker-faced - saying, in effect: "Don't speak unless spoken to".
- lesuorac 3y ago> I mean the kind where they grill you with question after question (often poorly phrased and sometimes insultingly basic) I mean you'd be surprised at the number of people that can't write a for-loop ...
- lisasays 3y agoThe point is that for whatever level of fizz-buzzing they feel they need to - far too often these companies can't fizz-buzz themselves when it comes to basic interview hygiene. You know, like maybe reading the candidate's resume and cover letter (or talking to the recruiter to whom it was explained "I haven't worked with language X at all, is that OK?") before asking them to code over the phone for language X, for example. Or even post a job req that accurately reflects the true needs of the position in the first place. Or (getting back to the subject of this thread) when giving take-homes, provide reasonable instructions as to what is expected and by when (and under some reasonable time frame), etc -- see for example this chestnut, posted just now: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36452104 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36452104 A two-way street, and a bit of common sense. That's all I'm asking for.