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If you get nervous under the pressure of an interview - how will you react when $CriticalSystem breaks during $BusyPeriod? Do I want to hire a person who is gr
by edent 13y ago
If you get nervous under the pressure of an interview - how will you react when $CriticalSystem breaks during $BusyPeriod?
Do I want to hire a person who is great when things are going well but who goes to pieces under pressure?
Learning how to be interviewed is as useful a skill as learning how to code.
- kamaal 13y agoThere is a common theme but an interview and a crisis situation are not the same. Its like attending an exam, its not the same getting work done in the real world. >>Learning how to be interviewed is as useful a skill as learning how to code. No, learning how to build is a useful skill. Learning how to be interviewed is mastering the art of being the best rat in the rat race. The whole point is even if you win, you still remain a rat.
- 10098 13y ago> Its like attending an exam, its not the same getting work done in the real world. Of course it's not. Real world is much more stressful than an interview. During an interview you chat with another developer in a room with a whiteboard. In the real world you are woken up by a phone call at 4 AM to fix a critical system, knowing that if you screw up even slightly, you'll lose a very important customer. I've experienced both and I can confidently say that I prefer the former.
- MitziMoto 13y agoI disagree. I've been in those "4AM" situations before and handled them well. I can't interview to save my life. These are two completely different mindsets.
- justincormack 13y agoBut you have much more background at 4am, you know the likely failure modes, you aren't dealing with a black box. An interview is often a black box you do not even know what you are trying to optimise for...