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Re:Cracking the Coding Interview Tutorial by strictnein on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @03:03PM (#12592131)
Had a weird experience where the guy interviewing me would shake his head "no" when he didn't like the answer I was giving. Not that it was wrong, it just didn't conform to what he was expecting. It was really weird to describe a proper technical solution to someone who was doing that.
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Re:Cracking the Coding Interview Tutorial by viewtransform on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @06:02PM (#12593601)
If the guy was from India(especially southern states and West Bengal) be aware that shaking the head side to side means that he was agreeing with you or indicating that he was following you.
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Re:Cracking the Coding Interview Tutorial by ktRolster on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @03:31PM (#12592362)
A lot of interviewers want to hire someone who mostly gets the question right, but needs help in a few details.

When you know more than the interviewer, it's actually tough to handle that situation. I'm honestly not sure how to handle it.

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Re:Cracking the Coding Interview Tutorial by cjcenizal on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @05:21PM (#12593333)
"Wow this is great. I think you may know more about this situation than I do! Could you tell me more about X?"
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