Re:Google Tech Dev Guide
by raverbashing on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @01:57AM
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Yes but Google wants the right answer, regardless of the way you think and regardless of the fact that you came up with a proof for P=NP on the interview
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Re:Google Tech Dev Guide
by joshuamorton on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @03:24AM
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This isn't really true.
I've asked a few different interview questions in my time, and the number of candidates who have gotten the "optimal" solution currently sits at 0, to any of the questions.
Despite this, I've suggested that we hire some of those "wrong" answer candidates. And given the interview feedback I've seen, I'm not the only one like this.
> Despite this, I've suggested that we hire some of those "wrong" answer candidates.
And were they hired?
Re:Google Tech Dev Guide
by joshuamorton on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @11:40AM
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I think some of them were extended offers, yes, although it's hard to say specifically.
Re:Google Tech Dev Guide
by raverbashing on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @04:04AM
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Might be something more recent then, though I agree that there are questions which are more flexible than others
This was the way I was taught to conduct interviews at Google when I was there ~3 years ago, so it can't be that recent.
That was the ideal though, I'm not that surprised that in practice it doesn't actually work.
Re:Google Tech Dev Guide
by raverbashing on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @08:03AM
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Ah my experience with them was before that timeframe.