Lessons from 3,000 technical interviews

Re:Lessons from 3,000 technical interviews by stolsvik on Thursday December 29, 2016 @03:07AM (#13276234)

I would not have written that down, but I can assure you that I would remember to send you whatever you asked: An interview setting is very special, and tend to get hyper focus. I wouldn't go out from there wondering the typical "man, that was intense - wonder how it went??", and then forget to send you those things you asked!

Unless your request was very specific and strange ("send me the completed k3-45 and t9807 forms"), in which case I'd have to jot /that/ down.

Should you not rather evaluate whether your request was fulfilled?

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Re:Lessons from 3,000 technical interviews by enjo on Thursday December 29, 2016 @03:33AM (#13276305)

So the requests are often a bit strange (relevant to the interview tho). Usually asking for a citation for some claim made during the interview. I also make a point to ask in the middle of the interview so there's lot of times to forget.

Again I do want to stress: This is a small detail as part of a larger interview. Screwing this one thing up isn't going to sink you, but we combine it with a bunch of other signals and observations to make decisions. I've been doing this for several years, and I'm very happy with the results.

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