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I've noticed that more and more topics are being labeled as inappropriate in interviews for developers. I have heard complaints about interviewers asking candi
by fecak 14y ago
I've noticed that more and more topics are being labeled as inappropriate in interviews for developers. I have heard complaints about interviewers asking candidates to complete short programming tasks, producing past code samples, doing a whiteboard exercise, completing a pairing exercise, and objecting to a wide variety of questions. I understand that highly experienced professionals may get frustrated by some lines of questioning, but it's getting to the point that programmers feel they should walk in with a resume and say 'Trust me, I'm good', and immediately get a job offer.
Keep in mind some interviewers will ask questions that they don't expect you to answer in order to learn something about you. Will you lie, admit not knowing the answer, describe how you'd find an answer, get frustrated and rant (as this author does with riddles), etc? It could reveal how you'd treat a customer or a co-worker.
Candidates obviously have the power to walk out or not interview with places that are going to be more rigorous (or transparent) in the process, but what many candidates are classifying as 'unreasonable' for interviews these days is becoming a bit too long a list.
I just published an article about this very topic http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5073791 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5073791
- danielweber 14y agoWorking with one bozo ought to be enough to convince anyone that you need an anti-bozo filter, even if it eats up a few hours of time for your team.
- pekk 14y agoThe same should really apply to people interviewing for jobs. It's not too hard to find companies with bozos, including bozo interviewers.
- danielweber 14y agoGiven that you are going to work for a company for months or years, and interview with them for hours, you care much much more about the quality of the coworkers than the quality of the interviewers.
- pekk 14y agoHopefully you interview with some people who might be involved in managing or working with you, or you will not have any basis for this assessment.