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You could just ask, and we'd answer "it's just a simple problem so both of us can see what it's like to work together." You'd be surprised how many people show
by gumby 3y ago
You could just ask, and we'd answer "it's just a simple problem so both of us can see what it's like to work together." You'd be surprised how many people show up who don't actually know how to write a for loop.
And if you didn't like the experience you wouldn't want to work for us so the interview would be a success too.
- HeyLaughingBoy 3y ago> don't actually know how to write a for loop My god, yes. We had a two-part problem that we used for the "work skills" part of the interview. Part 1 boiled down to writing a two-level nested for loop that was simpler than fizzbuzz. Part 2 was using that loop to solve the rest of the problem, which was far more complex. I lost track of how many candidates spent 40 of the 50 minutes just writing that loop.
- neon_electro 3y agoCome up with better problems, please.
- gumby 3y agoWhat would you recommend?
- deckard1 3y agoyou don't actually believe that "work together" crap do you? You realize you're dangling a job over their head, right? There is a power imbalance. You'll never see "work together" in an interview because you're not colleagues on equal footing.
- gumby 3y agoOften candidates already have a job and are looking to see if they want a change. There's parity in such situations.