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Re:How I Embarrassed Myself in My Interview With Google by ilyanep on Saturday October 19, 2013 @03:32PM (#6577499)
I doubt that you were rejected (even if you were, which it seems like you don't know) based on needing to be prompted about select, and getting syntax wrong, especially for a non-dev position and in a phone screen. If I were doing a phone screen, I'd honestly be probing more for whether you know how code works in general, and if you knew what select was (i.e. when I prompted you, your response wasn't "uh...what's select?")

Also, did you not sign an agreement with Google that you wouldn't share interview questions before you started interviewing? I think sharing questions is generally considered somewhat uncool.

Re:How I Embarrassed Myself in My Interview With Google by AccordionGuy on Saturday October 19, 2013 @03:36PM (#6577511)
I didn't sign any agreements of any sort, and the question was about as generic as "FizzBuzz" that I wasn't giving away anything. If it's a problem, I can make it right by editing the article.
Re:How I Embarrassed Myself in My Interview With Google by ilyanep on Saturday October 19, 2013 @03:44PM (#6577538)
I guess that's fair enough. I'm just personally squeamish about sharing most interview details this publicly, but perhaps you're right.