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I've never had two in-person interviews that were at all similar in any way. Maybe instead of a 'practice' interview people can just be told what to expect so

I've never had two in-person interviews that were at all similar in any way. Maybe instead of a 'practice' interview people can just be told what to expect so they know how to prepare. Offering practice interviews just makes it sound like the interview is a performance.

TheCleric 2y ago
I think practice interviews can still be helpful. Some of the reasons I’ve seen candidates blow an interview boil down to nerves. I think practice interviews help in these situations as things that are more familiar tend to be less nerve wracking.
josephg 2y ago
The triplebyte interviews were pretty tightly scripted to try and remove interviewer bias. If you did two interviews with TB, you would have found them pretty similar. We also did tell candidates what to expect and how to prepare. Most candidates didn’t read our preparation notes. The people who did did better in the interview. (Source: I was one of TB’s interviewers.)
- rachofsunshine 2y ago
  > Most candidates didn’t read our preparation notes. looks at recent interviews Ah, the more things change...
  - TheNewsIsHere 2y ago
    And it turned out “fine” anyway because HR didn’t read the job posting and now the hiring manager is somehow interviewing an SAP developer for a Dynamics position. /s, but not 100% /s
plasticchris 2y ago
They told you (or me at least) almost exactly everything that would be in the interview ahead of time, to the point that I just recalled a lot from my notes I made the night before the call. Source: I completed the TB process, but it was 8ish years ago.
wodenokoto 2y ago
Even though interviews between companies are wildly different, there is a correlation between doing more and getting good at them. There’s a lot of performance and interview skills involved in the talking part of an interview. It’s not just the hacker code part that benefits from training

TheCleric 2y ago

I think practice interviews can still be helpful. Some of the reasons I’ve seen candidates blow an interview boil down to nerves. I think practice interviews help in these situations as things that are more familiar tend to be less nerve wracking.

josephg 2y ago

The triplebyte interviews were pretty tightly scripted to try and remove interviewer bias. If you did two interviews with TB, you would have found them pretty similar. We also did tell candidates what to expect and how to prepare. Most candidates didn’t read our preparation notes. The people who did did better in the interview. (Source: I was one of TB’s interviewers.)

rachofsunshine 2y ago
> Most candidates didn’t read our preparation notes. looks at recent interviews Ah, the more things change...
- TheNewsIsHere 2y ago
  And it turned out “fine” anyway because HR didn’t read the job posting and now the hiring manager is somehow interviewing an SAP developer for a Dynamics position. /s, but not 100% /s

plasticchris 2y ago

They told you (or me at least) almost exactly everything that would be in the interview ahead of time, to the point that I just recalled a lot from my notes I made the night before the call. Source: I completed the TB process, but it was 8ish years ago.

wodenokoto 2y ago

Even though interviews between companies are wildly different, there is a correlation between doing more and getting good at them. There’s a lot of performance and interview skills involved in the talking part of an interview. It’s not just the hacker code part that benefits from training