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Yes. The tech community has no trouble whatsoever understanding that getting good grades in school is overdriven by skill at taking tests, but somehow misses th
by picks_at_nits 12y ago
Yes. The tech community has no trouble whatsoever understanding that getting good grades in school is overdriven by skill at taking tests, but somehow misses the fact that getting hired in tech is overdriven by skill at being an interviewee.
- tptacek 12y agoJust to be clear, Rayiner (upthread): my issue was, that candidate succeeded by being confident and clever enough to turn a straightforward question into an opportunity to put on a show for the interviewer. You're right, that's great. It sucks that the process required it, though.
- rayiner 12y agoI guess I'm thinking more from the other side of the table. I know several talented, hard-working people who had a hard time finding work because they couldn't "hack" interviews. It's a flawed system, but if you're a young person it's to your advantage to know how to game it.