Subj : Are you a programmer? These interview tips may help
To   : Digital Man
From : Nightfox
Date : Fri Nov 01 2019 01:05 pm

  Re: Are you a programmer? These interview tips may help
  By: Digital Man to Nightfox on Fri Nov 01 2019 12:39 pm

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

That does sound out of hand.  The longest one I had took maybe a couple hours or so.

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

I've had some of those questions.  That kind of thing is very subjective though..  We do code reviews on our check-ins where I'm at now, and while there are some common suggestions you could make, it seems there's usually a variety of opinions, and some people pick code apart more than others.

 >> That sounds pretty weird.  I haven't had anyone do that to me (yet).

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

:)  The place I'm at now has sometimes referred to its employees as "rock stars".

Nightfox

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