News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on When Jeff Bezos decided not to become a physicist [video]. Parent comment

Re:When Jeff Bezos decided not to become a physicist [video] by deanCommie on Monday January 21, 2019 @05:36PM (#18964293)
If you're doing only technical questions, you're doing it wrong.

Spend half the time on behavioural questions, and half on tech, and suddenly you'll find it easier to justify hiring a well rounded engineer who needed a couple of hints over an unblinking automaton who can solve questions flawlessly yet would struggle with any real-life ambiguity.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:When Jeff Bezos decided not to become a physicist [video] by flashgordon on Monday January 21, 2019 @06:58PM (#18964797)
You are spot on. Most of these tech rounds are a mix of coding, behavioral and design rounds (even the lunch interview matters). But when judging on coding ability, I'd be cautious of rejecting candidates with real world experience but may not be able to afford a good month of dedicated leetcode practise.
[ Parent | on HN ]