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Re:Ask HN: What was your best interview experience? by drugme on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @04:42PM (#19567101)
The best few (spanning multiple decades) have been those that didn't feel like modern "interviews" at all.

That is, no: grilling, brain-teasers, "culture fit" tests; no pre-loaded, condescending "lemme see how dumb/smart this guy is -- because I can tell" vibe -- or other head games of any sort. And for that matter, no "script".

But rather, simply: "Let's look at / talk about your work. How can you help us with our work? BTW, I'm liking the way this conversation is going -- when might you be available?"

To keep things simple: roles/projects opening with discussions following the above model are pretty much the only ones I am interested in pursuing, these days.

Re:Ask HN: What was your best interview experience? by 0x14c1de72 on Friday April 05, 2019 @08:41AM (#19581914)
What you described is most of my interview experiences and what I would actually call a modern interview.