Re:An Algorithm for Passing Programming Interviews (2020)
by thaumasiotes on Monday January 03, 2022 @01:23AM
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>> The interviewee's goal is to be evaluated inaccurately.
> Only if the interviewee doesn't think they should be hired.
Nope. The interviewee would always like to be evaluated as better than they actually are, regardless of whether they meet the notional hiring threshold.
> These aren't necessarily adversarial.
The goals you list are still necessarily adversarial, because the interviewee's goal is always to get an offer and the interviewer's goal is to stymie them.
Only if the interviewee doesn't think they should be hired.
I think a better way to think of this is:
1. The interviewer's goal is to hire somebody that will provide value at the company, using the hiring criteria as a way of judging it.
2. The interviewee's goal is to get an offer at a company that makes sense for their career goals.
These aren't necessarily adversarial.