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Re:My startup failed, then I found out I was unemployable by TrevorJ on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @04:38PM (#26798931)
Just being IN the interview to begin with is likely to be higher pressure than any sane or sustainable working environment would be.

I've interviewed people who didn't know the answer to some of these tech questions, and honestly, I was more impressed by them calming saying "I'm not sure on this one, I would probably need to go look it up".

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Re:My startup failed, then I found out I was unemployable by randomswede on Thursday April 15, 2021 @04:39AM (#26817746)
I used to be quite stressed-out by job interviews, until I realised a small crucial thing... If you're interviewing while employed (which, to be fair, is not a luxury everyone has), the absolute WORST outcome of that interview is "I am given an offer".

Why worst? If you're not given an offer, nothing changes. You've spent somewhere between 45 minutes and a day, got some interview practice and all is basically status quo. But, if you're given an offer, you are now faced with having to weigh the pros and cons of accepting it.

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