What do you do when you encounter a problem that you have already seen before during a phone interview? 1) Do you admit that you have seen it before or 2) Continue to solve it, pretending not knowing it.
I have always thought this. How about if you tell the inteviewer that you had seen something similar but not exactly the same
3. Solve the problem but show that you’re thinking thru it and taking some effort to solve it.
If they don’t ask if you’ve seen the problem before then just solve the problem and don’t say anything. These are often hard problems and there’s no reason to artificially increase the difficulty for yourself. If they care about it, then it’s their job to ask.
Agreed. But if they do ask, be honest.
Would you feel guilty if you don't tell you interviewer that your have seen it before and you know you could never have solved that problem in 45 minutes had you not seen it before?
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If interviewing with FB then choose response # 2. It’s a trick question designed to detect morals and integrity.
Have you tried option 1, what was the outcome?
Never. No point in putting up unnecessary hurdles.