Re:Anyone else struggling to get a Software dev job rn?
by kcplate on Sunday November 13, 2022 @10:05PM
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Even if you are senior, I wouldn’t outright disagree. You never want an interview to go a negative direction and disagreement is generally by its nature a negative event. Instead use phrases like “have you considered…”. It doesn’t convey active disagreement, but offers a way to state your direction more hypothetically. Even if the position is there to help them improve, you still need a level of diplomacy and the interview will likely try and reveal that.
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Re:Anyone else struggling to get a Software dev job rn?
by scarby2 on Monday November 14, 2022 @01:37PM
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This is general work advice not just interview advice
bad: I disagree with the way this is done/this is just bad. Lets do X!
good: I see the motivation with the current approach and understand the goals but i wonder if we might be better served by doing X instead. Usually this allows for Y benefits, but I'm open to discussion here.
Add some fluff to ensure nobody gets defensive and articulate your flexibility (even if you don't really have it)