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Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by Arisaka1 on Friday July 28, 2023 @04:41AM (#36904343)
>And if a candidate obviously has put a lot of effort in preparing for the interview, then this indicates that he/she is motivated to get the job.

In case someone doesn't see the absurdity of this situation, let me make it clearer:

We all have 24 hours in our days. Given that fact, whenever I'm at the crossroads between "practicing my interview skills" and "diving deeper into <insert language/framework/specialization>" then it makes sense that I should be prioritizing the former because prioritizing the former implies that I will be motivated enough to learn and work with the latter, and nothing more.

Why not just learn the latter in the first place?

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Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by ZephyrBlu on Friday July 28, 2023 @05:08AM (#36904524)
This is not absurd. You're not a <insert language/framework/specialization> drone. Being good at your job requires many more skills than that.

I'd argue that interviewing well is strongly correlated with skills that are valuable for a SWE role. It's not perfect, but overall I do feel like there is signal there.

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