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Re:Google: 90% of our engineers use the software you wrote (... by sown on Wednesday June 10, 2015 @05:16PM (#9695493)
I found actually using a whiteboard, or pen & paper, is the best.

No computers. Pen only.

For me, rehearsing an answer works out. Then, I try to see how to deconstruct it and apply it to a similar problem I don't know.

I can deliver an answer sounding confident and competent because I practiced an answer. It's a bit of a crap shoot.

What irks me the most is that people are doing the interviews. They can be fooled and persuaded with tones and intonations without them realizing it.

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Re:Google: 90% of our engineers use the software you wrote (... by what_ever on Wednesday June 10, 2015 @05:25PM (#9695563)
How is it the best way if you are not going to be writing code on a whiteboard on a daily basis on the job you are going to be interviewing for?
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Re:Google: 90% of our engineers use the software you wrote (... by sown on Wednesday June 10, 2015 @05:29PM (#9695602)
> How is it the best way if you are not going to be writing code on a whiteboard on a daily basis on the job you are going to be interviewing for?

It's not. I hate whiteboarding as much as you but I try not to think of it that way. This method is just a way to increase your chances of succeeding. I've not succeeded in every interview, for sure.

I do what I must to press on. :(

The best thing to do is not to take the rejection personally. I always ask, as nicely as possible, what areas I should focus on to improve for the future.

Sometimes I get no response but I often get replies, good replies.

We do what we must.

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Re:Google: 90% of our engineers use the software you wrote (... by eru on Monday June 15, 2015 @05:13AM (#9718268)
It's about gaming the system to get a job. When you are in a position to hire other people, you can worry about a less awful method to select candidates.
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Re:Google: 90% of our engineers use the software you wrote (... by sown on Monday June 15, 2015 @05:33AM (#9718338)
> It's about gaming the system to get a job. When you are in a position to hire other people, you can worry about a less awful method to select candidates.

That's true. I have other features that reduces my chances of getting hired, but doesn't eliminate them. Still, I wish I had someone else's mind.

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