Re:I Am So Sick of Leetcode-Style Interviews
by throwaway2037 on Thursday June 06, 2024 @01:12AM
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I like this idea as the more advanced version of whiteboard programming from the year 2000. Even if you still do whiteboard programming, give them a PC / tablet, and allow them to do some Google searches. Then, you could even make the problem a bit harder to solve. Again: You are looking at the candidate's problem solving process holistically. I also very much agree with your second paragraph. Some of the most pleasant surprises I had during interviews were candidates who had very limited domain knowledge, but tried as hard to possible to make educated guesses, or ask intelligent questions. It shows a lot about a candidate.
Re:I Am So Sick of Leetcode-Style Interviews
by diehunde on Friday June 07, 2024 @12:26PM
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What are you going to google though? For most of these LC questions you only need to know how to use arrays, maps and loops. If I'm interviewing you and you tell me you need to google how to append something to an array or check if the element is in a map then I'll think you just haven't written enough code yet.
There are better questions where I do think google should be allowed but they aren't LC-style. Some examples are building APIs or operating on files
I've never been through the "regular" IT hiring process myself, but I've interviewed several candidates for an Android developer position. I liked asking questions and looking at how the person thinks. I didn't expect exact correct answers for every question, I just wanted to see whether they have a fundamental understanding of Android. After that, they had to build a small app at home (not my initiative) to show their skills.