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Re:I will not do a tech interview by nagrom on Wednesday August 21, 2013 @01:30PM (#6251936)
I think that there are other problems here though; if you are going to be a part of an environment where you may experience adrenaline surges, you need to work through them. Skipping that part of an interview means that you won't be able to evaluate that response. One solution may be to include a high-stress part of the interview, but to weight it in the overall evaluation appropriately.

[>>>This is great when you've got to climb a tree to get away from a tiger. This is horrible if you are trying to demonstrate your ability to function mentally.

Climbing a tree won't get you away from a tiger; it's a cat.]

Re:I will not do a tech interview by georgemcbay on Wednesday August 21, 2013 @01:44PM (#6252059)
Adult tigers rarely climb trees even when chasing prey and need a significant running start to do so at all. Though they are cats their mass is importantly very different than domestic cats.

You fail the interview for not getting the a-ha question right.

Re:I will not do a tech interview by nagrom on Wednesday August 21, 2013 @05:43PM (#6253497)
Remember: the tiger doesn't need to climb a tree well. It only needs to be better at it than I am. I am confident that a hungry tiger in hot pursuit will be better at it than I am, no matter how terrified I am (which will be quite a lot). And no, we're not going to settle it by experiment.
Re:I will not do a tech interview by btilly on Wednesday August 21, 2013 @08:13PM (#6254202)
Remember, you don't need to be better than it is. Just better than whatever other prey item it could be considering.
Re:I will not do a tech interview by chris_mahan on Wednesday August 21, 2013 @02:27PM (#6252373)
Does the adult tiger realize that sooner or later you have to come down, and rather than risking injury, can just wait for you to come down?
Re:I will not do a tech interview by emiliobumachar on Wednesday August 21, 2013 @07:01PM (#6253887)
Even though a tiger may be biologically more suited than I to stand starvation, if I'm sure of certain death on the ground I'll take very long to come down. And, who knows, I might just find a few eggs.