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Avoid teams with only Chinese or Indians especially with a Chinese/Indian manager
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I haven’t done shit today!
For example I know Google has a HC that is responsible for evaluating candidates? But does amazon/Microsoft/Facebook do the same thing? If not, Do you consider how nervous a candidate is/appears to be? Do you have a criteria or point system? Do you run their code in a machine after the interview line for line? Do you care only about an optimized solution (and I suppose this depends on the problem)? Do you care if the candidate solves the problem at all? How does asking for hints or giving hints factor into your decision as well? I'm assuming everyone has some sort of mental checklist
It’s really hard to tell if you are nervous or not unless you’re like spilling your drink nervous.
Word salad is normally the sign to me that someone is really nervous (or just hadn't had a chance to prepare a response to the question I asked)
@BBDO Some of the brightest minds could be incoherent with sentence building and slurred in speech. Should definitely not be a reason they're unfit!!
Saw someone on my team leave negative feedback for “not making eye contact” so make sure to raise your self esteem y’all
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A couple things are important: 1. Being clear about your ideas and defending them if they are challenged, but, and this is key, being able to admit you’re wrong if challenged successfully. Too many candidates are too flimsy (just auto agree) or too stubborn (never change their mind) 2. don’t run code, that’s too much effort. 3. Mainly looking for someone I would want/can work with on a daily basis. Has the skills to pick up our tech stack. Is interested in our problem area. And last, will it be a pain in the ass to work with this person. 4. Optimized versus not optimized depends on the problem and what else you show. But not getting the basic solution and not being able to at least come up with ideas for the optimal solution is an auto rejection
Question for interviewers: if as a candidate I push back on a question by asking if the job will require knowing this specific material, and then offering to answer only questions that are actually part of the work that I’ll be asked to do—is that a red flag or automatic reject? It seems like job skills have become untethered from interview skills.
Automatic reject. I had a guy who actually questioned me. I was pouring myself coffee 5 minutes after. :)
I see some interviewers are egotistical and they are either looking for complacency or trying to prove that they are somehow superior than you are ... hate that!
They are looking for all kinds, from the really nerdy rocket scientist types to even slackers. More importantly, someone who know their basics really really well, can stand their ground, showcase a steep learning curve etc. I'd recommend a holistic approach.