Re:My toughest job-interview question ever
by reggieband on Tuesday May 12, 2009 @12:43PM
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I agree with you and don't understand people who argue differently.
The interviewer didn't ask: "Can I find a list of the top 10,000 words usages?" Which is the question the interviewee insisted on answering.
If I am a lead and I need a list of the top 10,000 words and I go to my co-worker and end up in a protracted argument about what that means philosophically I am going to be upset. I want him to say: "Here is how I'd do what I think you want. Oh, and by the way, I'm not sure an exact list of the top 10,000 words is possible .... here is how we can get as close as possible".
Sure, the list is a moving target. That fact is simply a bullet point in the risk assesement. Note it, move on and solve the actual problem that is presented.
The interviewer didn't ask: "Can I find a list of the top 10,000 words usages?" Which is the question the interviewee insisted on answering.
If I am a lead and I need a list of the top 10,000 words and I go to my co-worker and end up in a protracted argument about what that means philosophically I am going to be upset. I want him to say: "Here is how I'd do what I think you want. Oh, and by the way, I'm not sure an exact list of the top 10,000 words is possible .... here is how we can get as close as possible".
Sure, the list is a moving target. That fact is simply a bullet point in the risk assesement. Note it, move on and solve the actual problem that is presented.