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Re:Hiring Is Broken by ModernMech on Thursday January 17, 2019 @02:19PM (#18933670)
FWIW, this example was for a company that refused to tell me what the job description was and what the position was. They didn't tell me ahead of time which languages they preferred or what kind of work I would be doing. It's a company everyone knows and is renowned for their secrecy. While they refused to tell me what they were looking for, it became clear during the interview they were looking for something very specific.
Re:Hiring Is Broken by throwawaymath on Thursday January 17, 2019 @03:07PM (#18934104)
I'm fairly certain I know which company you're talking about - I'd recommend you redact the specific question they asked, because I'm aware that they do check online (including HN) for interview questions that were asked. You have plausible deniability as long as you don't name the company, but given the NDA they throw at you it's probably better to be safe than sorry :)

That being said - sorry to hear that was your experience. That shouldn't have happened, but it does.

Re:Hiring Is Broken by jenscow on Thursday January 17, 2019 @03:39PM (#18934400)
Well, at least you knew upfront there was a high chance of it being a waste of time.