Subj : Are you a programmer? These interview tips may help
To   : Nightfox
From : Digital Man
Date : Fri Nov 01 2019 12:39:25

  Re: Are you a programmer? These interview tips may help
  By: Nightfox to Digital Man on Fri Nov 01 2019 10:41 am

 > It's a little better when they send you a coding exercise to work on in your
 > own time and send it back to them.

I prefer the take-home tests/projects too, though sometimes they can get a bit out of hand. I worked on an interview project for SpaceX that took weeks to complete - I still didn't get that job.

My favorite interview questions are where they supply you with some code and ask you to find all the problems with it. I find those questions really easy for whatever reason.

 >  DM> Oh, I've had weird experiences going all the way back to the late 80's.
 >  DM> I remember one interviewer just stopped talking and stared at me for a
 >  DM> solid minute. I just stared right back. I guess I passed that test
 >  DM> because he made me a job offer (which I declined).
 >
 > That sounds pretty weird.  I haven't had anyone do that to me (yet).

It was just that one time. I sometimes wished I accepted that position as it was a management position very early in my career and could possibly have helped elevate my career trajectory. I had long hair at the time and the offer was contigent on my cutting it, so I declined. I still expected to become a "rock star" at that time. :-)

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