Re:If Richard Feynman applied for a job at Microsoft (2002)
by falcor84 on Friday July 23, 2021 @04:21PM
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>We want to understand your thought process
That's one reason, but from my personal experience interviewing, an even bigger signal is a candidate's attitude to a challenge. I've found that the best candidates tend to be those who 'own' the challenge such that they clearly get excited about solving it themselves, rather than just to please the interviewer.
>Why do you ask?
This is a particularly interesting question, as I'd say it's asked by the best and the worst and the best performers, the best looking to solve the underlying problem, and the worst looking to shirk responsibility.
That's one reason, but from my personal experience interviewing, an even bigger signal is a candidate's attitude to a challenge. I've found that the best candidates tend to be those who 'own' the challenge such that they clearly get excited about solving it themselves, rather than just to please the interviewer.
>Why do you ask? This is a particularly interesting question, as I'd say it's asked by the best and the worst and the best performers, the best looking to solve the underlying problem, and the worst looking to shirk responsibility.