Hi All I recently got rejected by Amazon Google Verily and some other companies . During the interviews everything looks positive and I finish coding well before time as well mostly . After that I double check with them if it’s fine and they say it’s great or perfectly ok etc .. then I get these rejection emails and they never give any specific feedbacks . I remember for Amazon they asked a question and I started telling solution wrongly and I felt it’s wrong and about to rethink , by that time she told its great go ahead and code . I coded and screwed . Are most interviewers like that
Which level?
Senior SWE
At this level, communication and the way you present your thoughts can impact your chances.
Maybe you should consider changing careers.
Wow, people, you don't have to be so nasty! arch135 asked for feedback to help, not jerky A-hole comments!! I have noticed alot of that on here lately. Are people just that negative anymore? Maybe it's time to take a look at yourself and your life and do something about it instead of berating others!! YOLO!
Thanks for the support
It’s not jerky comments. It’s honest constructive criticism. If everyone always tells you you are great, you will never improve. Nobody’s perfect and if you want to progress you need people to tell you honestly what they think no matter how painful this might be for you.
Those extra spaces ...
Do mock interviews. You probably have weaknesses and shortcomings that you are not aware of. Get other people’s opinion.
Thanks , Yes I am doing .. I guess I get really tensed during real interviews .
You should improve your communication and thought process structure
Agree. I see that as a point now . Thanks
I had the same experience (Facebook x2, Zillow, WeWork) all seemed to go well but you get no real feedback. Mock interviews (YouTube videos, podcast etc are good helpers in structuring your answers). Also, it’s pretty subjective at the end of the day. If you’re interviewing to do a job that you “know how to do” but just at a new company compared to trying a new discipline, you’re most likely going to feel like you did well - because of course you know how to do that job and can solve problems. But it’s also are you better than the other people that apply etc. it’s a simple thing but realizing that was helpful
Yes you have a point, thanks . I might be lacking in presentation and may not be better than most of them .
Interviewing is a random process. Furthermore the companies you mentioned have an explicit policy to be nice to interviewees. With more real interviewing (yeah, I think real interviews are far more helpful than mock ones) you'll get a better feel as to evaluating how they went. Do those with companies you don't care about, to get real training. Even then, you don't know much - the interviewer asked the same question multiple times, and calibrated it. You have no idea. Also, spend time on websites such as hackerrank or codesignal. Doing coding questions really well is more than half the battle.
Got it thanks
OP — If you’d like to work on verbal communication skills, I suggest joining Toastmasters. For written communication, try reading classical books written in English (like, Charles Dickens, John Steinbeck, etc). I guess you could also take courses a local community college. I agree with the above posts that at senior levels, communication becomes more and more important.
Yes I would try these ways to learn to communicate more efficiently. Thanks
If you converse the same way you type, it’s not surprising that you were rejected 🤷🏻♂️
I guess you have a point . Can you please tell what I m missing
Asshole spotted!