Re:Google's “Director of Engineering” Hiring Test (2016)
by AboutTheWhisles on Thursday April 26, 2018 @11:20AM
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I would be excited if someone criticized what I am working on if they were planning on being part of the solution
Re:Google's “Director of Engineering” Hiring Test (2016)
by eli on Thursday April 26, 2018 @11:21AM
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I'd love to hear thoughtful constructive criticism during an interview. But unsolicited negativity would be a bit of a flag.
Re:Google's “Director of Engineering” Hiring Test (2016)
by Retric on Thursday April 26, 2018 @11:27AM
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Seems like a complete wast of time in an interview. If you join then sure mention it, and if your rejected you can send an email or something but it's not constructive during an interview.
Re:Google's “Director of Engineering” Hiring Test (2016)
by danpalmer on Thursday April 26, 2018 @06:33PM
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We interview specifically for people who can give and take constructive criticism. There are points in our interview process where giving a rational and constructive critique of our product would be a very good thing for a candidate. These are skills we value highly as they help employees improve faster.
We also do check for negativity in candidates though to balance this. Critical feedback can be given effectively without needing to be rude or unpleasant.
Re:Google's “Director of Engineering” Hiring Test (2016)
by be_jenk on Thursday April 26, 2018 @11:19AM
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Typically socially well-adjusted people can accept criticism on a project/product without taking it personally
Re:Google's “Director of Engineering” Hiring Test (2016)
by organsnyder on Thursday April 26, 2018 @11:29AM
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Depends on the context and how it is delivered. If a job applicant started talking about my team's product "being pretty bad", that would be a red flag—I can only imagine what their code-review style would be like.
Not rocket science, everybody. Who knew that people don't respond well to being criticized by strangers! Nobel Prize.