Bloating up resumes

Amazon
shabang

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shabang
Mar 5 17 Comments

I interviewed a potential L5 (phone screen) the other day. Candidate had apparently 3 years experience in coding post graduation.

Stuck at writing a loop in language of their choice. Logic, syntax, no nothing nada zilch 😳 I understand it's common to bloat up your resume, but there is a limit! I understand companies often ask for x number of yoe and exposure to y, z technologies. Read up and put it on your resume. I'm ok with that. But loops are literally day 2 of a coding class.

Interviewing is expensive for the company. OAs are not great at catching cheaters. Has anyone seen something similar?

My TC 300. Frustration level through the roof.

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  • JPMorgan Chase / Product
    VolSpread

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    VolSpread
    Maybe he got confused with onsite interview loops
    Mar 5 0
  • Cisco
    petman

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    petman
    The interviewer has to be flexible. It could be that the person solve certain things their way but the interview became so rigid that it must only be that one way. I once went into an interview asking me to write something I never attempt before and he concluded that I suck at it even though I'm using the language for 10 years. After the session, I did some googling and managed to solve it. The key to interview is to find people who show adaptability and learning attitude more than people who prepared for that one interview.
    Mar 5 5
  • New
    whse73

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    whse73
    I’m more inclined to believe that the person just blanked out or froze up from nerves (been there).

    There’s no excuse for it and it’s definitely a no-hire, but I doubt anyone would be that stupid to bloat up a resume in a way that’s so easily exposed.
    Mar 6 0
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    yes it’s common. is this your first time being an interviewer?
    Mar 5 1
  • Apple
    kTee58

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    kTee58
    Lol. I interviewed a guy with 5+ years of Swift and couldn’t write a for loop in an interview with me!
    Mar 5 1