Hacker News with Generative AI: Job Interviews

Please stop the coding challenges (bearblog.dev)
Let’s talk about tech interviews – specifically, the ones that go overboard with unrealistic coding assignments. If you’re a developer who’s been asked to debug legacy PHP or build a mini-app from scratch in just a few hours, you know what I’m talking about. It’s becoming a trend, and it’s not helping anyone.

Software Engineering, Job Interviews, Tech Industry

258 points by CrazyEmi 6 days ago | 478 comments

Unravelling the Golden Interview Question: "Tell Me About Yourself" (2023) (medium.com)
Many hiring managers claim that they know whether a candidate is a good fit for a role within the first 5 minutes of an interview. It takes me bit longer than that, but more than one candidate has run aground trying to navigate the first question I ask in every single interview I conduct.

Job Interviews, Hiring Practices, Communication Skills

5 points by mooreds 25 days ago | 0 comments

Coding Interviews: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why It Matters (github.com)
The relationship between technical interviews and real-world performance remains one of the most debated topics in software engineering recruitment.

Software Engineering, Recruiting, Job Interviews, Programming

11 points by jonotime 27 days ago | 6 comments

What was the most intriguing question you were asked during an interview? (ycombinator.com)

Job Interviews, Careers, Personal Experience

6 points by pervysage 82 days ago | 9 comments

Why giving feedback (whether it's good or bad) will help you hire (interviewing.io)

Feedback, Hiring, Job Interviews

10 points by stephenbez 93 days ago | 2 comments

Never ask a candidate to rate themselves out of 10 (think-twice.me)

Hiring Practices, Job Interviews, Software Engineering

30 points by zug_zug 136 days ago | 75 comments

Let's Stop Asking "Why Do You Want to Work for Us?" In Interviews (nelson.cloud)