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Consider using ChatGPT to prepare for programming interviews

28 points by cebert 3y ago

nxobject 3y ago
I'm not in the industry or in any hiring teams, but I do wonder how many interviews in the future will be thrown together with ChatGPT itself.
- tetris11 3y ago
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syndicatedjelly 3y ago
pretty cool idea
arvinsim 3y ago
Always on video or in person interviews would become the norm. Otherwise, it would be too easy to cheat by feeding the questions to ChatGPT.
- bluefirebrand 3y ago
  Isn't this already the norm? I would immediately reject a candidate who didn't want to turn their video on. I wouldn't even continue the interview, honestly.
  - super256 3y ago
    When interviewing with [commercial serverless platform], I was offered to not turn the camera on and use voice chat only. And well, I know a lot of shy/depressed folks who would’ve appreciated this offering (including myself circa four years ago). It might sound silly, but for some the hardest thing about video interviews are not the technical questions, but the interaction via webcam. :D
- nomel 3y ago
  This is already the norm. Even with “on video”, I sometimes catch people cheating. I’ve seen fiddling then pasting the first answer from google, and reading from a second monitor as someone types the answers for them. I’ve heard stories of people showing up in person, after a hire, with completely different voices and personalities.
  - hnben 3y ago
    > reading from a second monitor as someone types the answers for them. when I am focusing, I tend to fix on a blank spot on the wall and just stare at it while coming up with a response.
    - nomel 3y ago
      And, I'm sure you would be able to explain your answer, rather than going from not being able to understand the question, to quickly typing the answer, and back to not comprehending what you, yourself, wrote, as was the case with my cheaters. :)
GreenJon 3y ago
I do wonder how many interviewers would end up asking if the candidate is hallucinating thanks to ChatGPT.
DR_Hero 3y ago
I've done this in my last run of interviews before landing this current job I'm working in. ChatGPT was just coming out, and while messing with it, I worked out a GPTstack from cover letter to interview. ChatGPT is very good at interview prep, hallucination is much less of an issue when it's being asked to come up with questions rather than answers. You can also very easily iterate on your responses with chatGPT pointing out deficiencies along the way.

28 points by cebert 3y ago

I'm not in the industry or in any hiring teams, but I do wonder how many interviews in the future will be thrown together with ChatGPT itself.

tetris11 3y ago
and similarly responded by...

syndicatedjelly 3y ago

pretty cool idea

arvinsim 3y ago

Always on video or in person interviews would become the norm. Otherwise, it would be too easy to cheat by feeding the questions to ChatGPT.

bluefirebrand 3y ago
Isn't this already the norm? I would immediately reject a candidate who didn't want to turn their video on. I wouldn't even continue the interview, honestly.
- super256 3y ago
  When interviewing with [commercial serverless platform], I was offered to not turn the camera on and use voice chat only. And well, I know a lot of shy/depressed folks who would’ve appreciated this offering (including myself circa four years ago). It might sound silly, but for some the hardest thing about video interviews are not the technical questions, but the interaction via webcam. :D
nomel 3y ago
This is already the norm. Even with “on video”, I sometimes catch people cheating. I’ve seen fiddling then pasting the first answer from google, and reading from a second monitor as someone types the answers for them. I’ve heard stories of people showing up in person, after a hire, with completely different voices and personalities.
- hnben 3y ago
  > reading from a second monitor as someone types the answers for them. when I am focusing, I tend to fix on a blank spot on the wall and just stare at it while coming up with a response.
  - nomel 3y ago
    And, I'm sure you would be able to explain your answer, rather than going from not being able to understand the question, to quickly typing the answer, and back to not comprehending what you, yourself, wrote, as was the case with my cheaters. :)

GreenJon 3y ago

I do wonder how many interviewers would end up asking if the candidate is hallucinating thanks to ChatGPT.

DR_Hero 3y ago

I've done this in my last run of interviews before landing this current job I'm working in. ChatGPT was just coming out, and while messing with it, I worked out a GPTstack from cover letter to interview. ChatGPT is very good at interview prep, hallucination is much less of an issue when it's being asked to come up with questions rather than answers. You can also very easily iterate on your responses with chatGPT pointing out deficiencies along the way.