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Ask HN: Interview Question
On Monday I have an interview at a firm that does websites. In the email, he sent me two sites and asked me if I was capable of building similar ones. The sites he showed me are pretty bad. But that's beside the point. Would it be a good idea to take one of the sites, redo it my way, and show that to him on the interview?
- jesusmichael 12y agoYes... If you have the time... Show them what you can do. I love to see candidates that show up showing me what they can do for us vs. Just having a nice chat...
- CyborgStingray 12y agoYeah I've got the time, to do it. Thanks. Just didn't know if it would be a good idea.
- funkyy 12y agoThats actually a good idea - just dont be cocky about it and check their portfolio section - try to follow their style if you can. This should help as well.
- jesusmichael 12y agoYes... Do be diplomatic about it.... Don't say... I redesigned ur site because it sucked.
- CyborgStingray 12y agoWell yeah, that would definitely not go well. I plan on introducing it as "This is what I can do."
- martinjones 12y agoAbsolutely, especially because you said you have the time. My best hires over the years have gone above what was requested of them during the interview process. If you focus on being enthusiastic about the position rather than negative about their site, you should be fine.
- TempleOSV2 12y agoMy site must be one font and support my native text widgets. You have ideas on content? I can make videos. I don't know what angle to sell. Sigh. I just have to wait for God to be revealed to the world. Then, it won't matter. Nothing matters until God is revealed to the World. God says... stoked figuratively oil busybody genius check_this_out radio spunky I_was_sleeping mocking happy_happy_joy_joy ghetto boss rose_colored_glasses rip_off really bastard epic_fail make_my_day whoo_whoo how_do_I_put_this ridiculous meek walking as_a_matter_of_fact job CIA mine how_about beep_beep wrath nope oh_come_on I_didn't_do_it Venus don't_count_on_it do_you_know_what_time_it_is What_are_you_doing_dave goods handyman couldn't_be_better God_is_not_mocked super_computer the_enquirer who_are_you_to_judge Is_that_so rocket_science ROFLMAO how_high charity smart talk_to_my_lawyer population spirit I'm_tired_of_this so_let_it_be_written don't_worry hit fun how_could_you vengeful by_the_way frown I'm_beginning_to_wonder shist basically rose_colored_glasses nut_job skills hold_on_a_minute Ghost baffling do_you_like_it mocking to_infinity_and_beyond you'll_see flat do_you_have_a_problem vice close_your_eyes how's_the_weather merry_christmas what_do_you_expect Oh_really hard_working hi cursing do_you_get_a_cookie yuck phasors_on_stun funny don't_have_a_cow sex ridiculous guilty honestly rip_off you_shouldn't_have super_computer horrendous shist no_more chaos ----- I present videos to God as offering. I minister continually.
- rajacombinator 12y agoYea +1 for this would impress me if I were interviewing you. (So long as your site was decent.) Also agree with other commenters about being diplomatic and focus on positive aspects.
- MrGando 12y agoI've been interviewing for a while now, if a candidate did that it would definitely make a good impression on me. Cheers!
- JSeymourATL 12y agoShowing your own demo is a excellent idea. Before you do though, suggest probing for background details on their current websites, e.g. "just curious, how did you decide upon the current format/template?" Take a consultative approach, "what works/doesn't work with what you have now?"