The dystopian world of software engineering interviews

Re:The dystopian world of software engineering interviews by samkater on Friday February 14, 2020 @08:21PM (#22332305)

For some people maybe not. A video would be far more stressful for me. I'm sure my voice would be up an octave (along with my blood pressure) trying to get the recording just right. Speaking aloud is also not my forte.

One benefit of a cover letter is it is easier to re-use the base story and update the details as appropriate. Unless you want to spend time editing (which depending on your skill impacts the quality) you have to re-record the whole thing.

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Re:The dystopian world of software engineering interviews by agumonkey on Friday February 14, 2020 @08:42PM (#22332458)

I find motivation letters to be stressful too and an emotional rape 99% of the time (I just want a job). Hence my question, a video would be just a tiny step lower in happiness compared to a letter.

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Re:The dystopian world of software engineering interviews by Aeolun on Saturday February 15, 2020 @07:25AM (#22334841)

Nah, when I write something wrong in a letter. I just backspace and fix it there and then.

The one time I recorded a video I had to redo it like 10 times and I eventually just submitted it because I was tired of the shit.

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Re:The dystopian world of software engineering interviews by BlueTemplar on Friday February 14, 2020 @11:17PM (#22333227)

I was taught that the CV was to be re-used, but the cover letter written from scratch each time after researching the company?

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Re:The dystopian world of software engineering interviews by Aeolun on Saturday February 15, 2020 @07:26AM (#22334851)

I have found that 0% of my cover letters have made any difference. Every company that required a cover letter has so far rejected me.

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