Re:Interviewing a software engineer who prepared with AI
by kevin_thibedeau on Tuesday April 08, 2025 @10:30AM
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I was told by a recruiter to "suit up" for an engineering position 15 years ago. I was met by the VP of engineering wearing cutoff jeans. I never listen recruiter sartorial advice.
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Re:Interviewing a software engineer who prepared with AI
by 9rx on Tuesday April 08, 2025 @10:42AM
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To be fair, "suit up" usually means to put on a uniform rather than to wear a suit. The phrase seems to have originated in sports. T-shirts and hoodies are the uniform of tech.
Re:Interviewing a software engineer who prepared with AI
by schnable on Tuesday April 08, 2025 @11:15AM
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I don't think it's fair to the candidate to expect them to think that when a recruiter says "suit up" they mean in t-shirt and jeans or cutoffs.
Re:Interviewing a software engineer who prepared with AI
by 9rx on Tuesday April 08, 2025 @11:28AM
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It is a common phrase that, as commonly used, has no connotations with the suit as a style of dress: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suit%20up
But you do highlight the flaw of natural language, where it only works where there already is a shared understanding. When quite often there isn't. Heck, 90% of the comments on HN are from actors having different understandings for technical jargon and talking past each other because they aren't even talking about the same thing. Such is the tragedy of the human existence.