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I was asked if I had any hobby projects and would like to explain their architecture on a whiteboard. In addition to the benefits of seeing into the candidate'

by Deestan 18y ago

I was asked if I had any hobby projects and would like to explain their architecture on a whiteboard. In addition to the benefits of seeing into the candidate's mind, it eases the nervousness quite a bit to talk about something you definitely know more about than anyone else. I was then asked if I drank beer. Then I was hired.

cnlwsu 18y ago
hobby projects are never looked at enough, especially open source ones. I think open source projects and real code the interviewer can look at should speak more at an interview then johnny-on-the-spot-clever-answers.