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Dude, if you're that passionate about that job you just described then I'd suggest calling the company up and explaining what happened. Having interviewed many

Dude, if you're that passionate about that job you just described then I'd suggest calling the company up and explaining what happened. Having interviewed many people I'd certainly be open to giving someone a second chance if they explained a situation like yours to me.

cnp 12y ago
After the second interview I had an entire email written out that I was going to send to their lead, but honestly, given that the app that they asked me to develop prior to the interview was well done, detailed, commented and modern, complete with a PR flow that me and one of their devs went through via GitHub, I felt that if they were willing to pass due to me obviously locking up on a Skype + Google-Doc shared whiteboard, and on the most basic of JavaScript skills (which were clearly elaborated upon within the project), then it wasn't the right fit anyways.
- TrainedMonkey 12y ago
  "I felt that if they were willing to pass due to me obviously locking up on a Skype + Google-Doc shared whiteboard, and on the most basic of JavaScript skills (which were clearly elaborated upon within the project)" Or it could be a simple miscommunication, or they thought somebody else done the app given your performance on the interview. Reaching out and asking will cost you little compared to potential windfall.
  - gearoidoc 12y ago
    Exactly. I mean, it would take a fairly skeptical person to think that you submitted someone else's code but maybe they just weren't willing to take the risk. Either way, I think you've nothing to lose by sending that mail/picking up the phone. Regardless of the doubts the interviewer may have in you post-interview they'll know that everybody is prone to a bad day every once in a while.
- akanet 12y ago
  For those interviewers and candidates looking for a better solution than the "google doc shared whiteboard" - I suggest checking out a product I make: https://coderpad.io/ https://coderpad.io/ You can think of it as a much higher fidelity Stypi, Etherpad, Collabedit, etc, except that you can run the code in the browser as you write it. It really helps alleviate the choking sensation of being asked to write out an entire problem on a whiteboard without any of the modern affordances we've come to know and love.
  - cnp 12y ago
    Yeah, this actually did seem to lead to some confusion, which was the first bad sign. Google Docs obviously doesn't know how to format code, and the indentation was getting messy during the typing process leading me to have to break, think, fix indentation, resume thought, then answer to the questioner about my "preference for three spaces or two"... ? It was an obscene process that could have definitely been refined by your app and possibly led to a better outcome.
  - heffo 12y ago
    You wrote that? I love that site! I actually saw it for the first time last week when a company I was interviewing with used it as part of the interview process. I loved how smooth and fluid it made the whole process, that they could switch between languages during the interview and the rewind functionality.
MadMoogle 12y ago
I blew a technical phone screen with Zynga and not only did the interviewer not respond to any of my follow ups, the in house recruiter actually blocked my calls. Radio silence seems to be fairly standard after deciding to reject a candidate.
- Centigonal 12y ago
  It's also Zynga, though. They've gotten flak before for not being the most considerate toward their employees. Maybe that attitude extends to candidates as well?

cnp 12y ago

After the second interview I had an entire email written out that I was going to send to their lead, but honestly, given that the app that they asked me to develop prior to the interview was well done, detailed, commented and modern, complete with a PR flow that me and one of their devs went through via GitHub, I felt that if they were willing to pass due to me obviously locking up on a Skype + Google-Doc shared whiteboard, and on the most basic of JavaScript skills (which were clearly elaborated upon within the project), then it wasn't the right fit anyways.

TrainedMonkey 12y ago
"I felt that if they were willing to pass due to me obviously locking up on a Skype + Google-Doc shared whiteboard, and on the most basic of JavaScript skills (which were clearly elaborated upon within the project)" Or it could be a simple miscommunication, or they thought somebody else done the app given your performance on the interview. Reaching out and asking will cost you little compared to potential windfall.
- gearoidoc 12y ago
  Exactly. I mean, it would take a fairly skeptical person to think that you submitted someone else's code but maybe they just weren't willing to take the risk. Either way, I think you've nothing to lose by sending that mail/picking up the phone. Regardless of the doubts the interviewer may have in you post-interview they'll know that everybody is prone to a bad day every once in a while.
akanet 12y ago
For those interviewers and candidates looking for a better solution than the "google doc shared whiteboard" - I suggest checking out a product I make: https://coderpad.io/ https://coderpad.io/ You can think of it as a much higher fidelity Stypi, Etherpad, Collabedit, etc, except that you can run the code in the browser as you write it. It really helps alleviate the choking sensation of being asked to write out an entire problem on a whiteboard without any of the modern affordances we've come to know and love.
- cnp 12y ago
  Yeah, this actually did seem to lead to some confusion, which was the first bad sign. Google Docs obviously doesn't know how to format code, and the indentation was getting messy during the typing process leading me to have to break, think, fix indentation, resume thought, then answer to the questioner about my "preference for three spaces or two"... ? It was an obscene process that could have definitely been refined by your app and possibly led to a better outcome.
- heffo 12y ago
  You wrote that? I love that site! I actually saw it for the first time last week when a company I was interviewing with used it as part of the interview process. I loved how smooth and fluid it made the whole process, that they could switch between languages during the interview and the rewind functionality.

MadMoogle 12y ago

I blew a technical phone screen with Zynga and not only did the interviewer not respond to any of my follow ups, the in house recruiter actually blocked my calls. Radio silence seems to be fairly standard after deciding to reject a candidate.

Centigonal 12y ago
It's also Zynga, though. They've gotten flak before for not being the most considerate toward their employees. Maybe that attitude extends to candidates as well?