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A comment on The Problems with Live Coding Interviews. Parent comment

Re:The Problems with Live Coding Interviews by hnfong on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @03:11PM (#35705214)
> Normal interviews are mostly a scripted performance where people largely regurgitate answers to predictable questions.

Ah, so you prefer being asked "where do you see yourself in 5 years?", and regurgitating the text generated by ChatGPT instead?

Alternatively, as I replied in the sibling thread, do you prefer to be handed a difficult take home task that is expected to take 2 weeks to complete?

I think I can live with the first, but I'd be insane to work 80 hours on a task just for a small chance to get a job.

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Re:The Problems with Live Coding Interviews by Retric on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @07:07PM (#35707919)
“Where do you see yourself in 5 years?” is asking a perfectly reasonable question about what if anything you’re working towards. If you think regurgitating something from ChatGPT is appropriate, I can see why you might prefer more limited interviews.
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