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I've had a hard time getting that prototype to work as a valid question because I've always found I'm leading candidates through the thought process. I have yet
by iigs 18y ago
I've had a hard time getting that prototype to work as a valid question because I've always found I'm leading candidates through the thought process. I have yet to find a way to ask it in an open ended manner and receive a satisfactory (meaning it has walked enough of the path to prove a candidate can engineer) answer.
- jwilliams 18y agoYeah, this is a confound - It's not unrealistic though - as working through a problem together is likely a part of your ongoing work relationship. This is where you need to start injecting things like "Don't you think?..." or "I hadn't thought about it that way, tell me more...". That kind of interaction will be come critical day to day, it also helps test the depth of the candidate. I guess that's why I don't like puzzles - it feels too much like a trick (also, I'm terrible at them). What I usually look for are teammates - people I can work together with to crack problems. I guess it just comes down to picking something that draws that out - something realistic, but without too many preconceptions on the interviewer's part.