Never failed any interview before coming to the US. But the AAA game industry was notorious for more difficult questions and different interviewing culture so I knew I had to step up my game. I was excited to potentially meet some of my "heroes". (thread)https://twitter.com/engineering_bae/status/1395447011902636033 …
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I've read similar threads before, and even though i don't often do interviews - I actively searched out resources for doing reviews. The Molly Rocket /
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There is definitely also good advice out there, e.g.
@kenpex makes some excellent points here http://c0de517e.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-technical-interview-leaked.html …1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
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But I think it's most important to be a human. It's ok to have high standards and if candidates don't always match that and you might need to discard them. Don't be an ass about it. But also factor in room for failure of your short assessment. Have you assessed their potential?
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That's what i liked about Casey's way. Ask about something they've done and continue asking about the choices they had and what they did and how they solved it. Ask for them to explain the problem in detail and what different things means. You'll find out about their knowledge.
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... and you won't be an ass while trying to do so.
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I would add something here, which is that if it is possible for the interviewee to "feel like they bombed", that is probably bad from the interviewer's perspective as well. It would mean I did a bad job at getting them into a comfortable state to talk about technical things.
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In my opinion, it is a _primary_ interviewer skill to make the interviewee feel at home and relaxed, because otherwise their fear will obstruct any chance you had at determining if they know what they're talking about, etc.
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This is why it is crucial to get rid of ridiculous "solve this programming puzzle on a whiteboard" nonsense that is so pervasive these days. It tells you nothing, and is unpleasant for the interviewee as well.
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Yeah! That's what I liked so much about your mock-interview, it's basically a way to get a person to shine. Doesn't matter how skilled they are. No values are put into them only extracted.
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