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Interviewers asking about specific companies where I was consulting

I have been consulting for a few firms over the last few years specializing in a large software platform. When interviewing at other consulting firms, I have always used generalized answers as to ...
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Will IBM's asshole test work? [closed]

When I read this article about IBM's asshole test, I doubt that will work. This is an asshole test. You see who turns into an asshole under pressure and they don't make it to the next round". ...
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What are some coding interview strategies for those like me with dyslexia?

Overall, I'm lucky that I've had a good but challenging career in I.T. with dyslexia for 23 years. I perform horribly during 'leet code' or Big Tech style coding interviews (Ironically I've worked at ...
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Can I put a killed project on my resume? [duplicate]

Over the past year, I had been gradually working on a project to set up a locally-hosted bug tracker for use within the company. It was essentially complete within a few months, but finishing touches ...
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How to politely decline a take-home test task

I recently applied for a software engineering job and the company responded back with a take-home test task which, in their words, should take between 2 to 3 hours. Currently, I'm about 2 and a half ...
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Answering interview questions about company departure and work gap

I was outsourced last year and have only now begun applying for work again in the IT trade. It's possible I will be asked these questions: Why did you leave the company? True complete answer: I didn'...
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Is there any feasible way to avoid outing myself as transgender to prospective employers?

I'm planning to get back into actively job-searching in the somewhat-near future. I've thought of something that could potentially be a stumbling block, though; I'm a trans woman living in a not-too-...
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Dealing with hard questions during a software developer interview

I've recently attended an interview for a software developer position. At one point I was given three questions - two code writing and another more theoretical. One of the code writing questions ...
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job interview final round presentation [duplicate]

How can I prepare this one and what should I put at all? Could not find any sample. A short PowerPoint slide deck (8 slides or less) that will summarise your key findings and recommendations to a non-...
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Interviewing for a job: when to ask about compensation?

The problem: there are significant problems with my current employment: the project and myself have been moved to a new organization, there is no clear project ownership, governance and funding are ...
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Should I avoid Friday interviews?

Is avoiding Friday interviews generally a good practice, especially for technical rounds in the software industry? Context: I had a rather rough interview on Friday that shook my confidence. It opened ...
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How to prepare for the final round interview?

I have applied for a junior data analyst position. I passed three interviews, including technical, with the manager and the recruiter. Now in the final round they gave me a small project and want me ...
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Is it acceptable to prepare for the requirements interview? The preparation can block the open mind and approach

I am software developer and from time to time I am required to participate in the requirements interviews with internal or external customers for the product the we develop and maintain. I tend and my ...
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Professionalism: As an interviewee, how can I create an interview process, where both sides negotiate and communicate as equals?

There is an old saying that a job interview is a two-way street. Both employer and employee can get a picture of each other and finally decide. As an IT professional, it is now often the case that you ...
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Interview with head of department before technical interview [closed]

What shall I expect? Head of department also has degree in same field but recruiter said that the interview is not technical. it will be after this interview
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How to talk about depression in interviews

I am a "new grad", looking for graduate roles at companies. In my sophomore and junior years, I was a victim of clinical depression (due to conditions created by the pandemic). Interviewers ...
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How to ask about another project within company?

I'm an employee at a Fortune 500 consulting company (CompanyX). I'm currently working on a project in NY. I was going through CompanyX's website, and I saw another project that looked really ...
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How do I ensure a project I'm interviewing with is managed by a flexible 'agile' managment style?

I've identified a few things I need in a contract to be a good fit for me, and one of those is a flexible management. I want a team and management that doesn't micro manage, is capable of adjusting ...
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Having an interview for another position, same company - because first position has weird Hiring Manager

I have a second interview scheduled soon. I already had a first interview via phone and I got a bad feeling about the Hiring Manager with whom I talked to. The Hiring Manager sounded kinda weird and I ...
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Second follow up after an unreviewed assignment

I did two interviews for this rather-small agency in the U.S. Both were more on the discovery and talk-about-yourself side - both went great, really connected with both interviewers - but at the end ...
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Should I point out my personal fears and flaws when giving interview feedback?

I am a recent graduate with very limited work experience (outside of summer internships). I was invited to interview at a company that is tangentially involved in a topic that I am very interested in. ...
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Interviewing for a tech position. The interviewer wants to ask about my "business skills." What should I be preparing? [closed]

As the title says, I'm interviewing for a tech position and I've been told by the HR contact that the interviewer wants to ask me about my "business skills." My background is academia, and ...
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Interviewing with a company that "flaked" on me before. How to negotiate job security when interviewing for a new position with them?

A few months ago I was interviewing with Tech Company for a consulting job. The job was attractive for a few reasons, the main ones being a big pay increase, full-time, fully remote, good career move, ...
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Should I be worried about the time I reply to a request for interview?

At around 4 pm Monday, a company I applied to almost a month ago suddenly replied that they would like to interview me on Thursday. However, I am in a class and busy doing homework throughout that day ...
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Should I tell my employer about my new starter company [duplicate]

I have started my own company (i am the only employee in it) and trying to find customers/investors for my new business it is Computer Solutions for healthcare. is it a plus to mention that in a job ...
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Interviewed by a junior developer, is it pride to not like it [closed]

So there is this startup that wanted me to help them in their site development. They told me that they are fundless right now and that I will hold shares and once the system shoots, I will have my ...
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How do I explain why I need to take time off, for an interview, at the place where I work

I work at a fairly large company (1000+ employees all on a single campus of multiple buildings). I am interviewing for a new position in the same company, and need to take a vacation day. My boss is ...
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Can I ask for higher salary than I asked in the first interview?

I had an interview and they asked me what my requested salary is. I gave them a number. Although the number seems fair, I think I can ask for a higher salary (in case I was selected for that role). Is ...
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Answering broad technical questions in job interviews

I have had a few interviews where the question is asked, "How does the browser receive data from a web server?" I feel I can very deeply answer this question, but I feel that in the process ...
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Accepted Offer, What to do About Remaining Interview?

I've accepted an offer recently, and have let most of the other companies know that I accepted. However, there is one company that I've applied to many times over the years, which would be a dream to ...
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Is it rude to let the recruiter / manager / interviewer know that you have / wait for other job offers?

I am expecting that I will get a call from my interviewer (who will be my future manager) that they want to hire me. I had two meetings there (company B) but just want to get information on how this ...
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Best way to Negotiate Salary?

I think will be getting a job offer soon. They interviewed with me 4 times now. They kept asking what I want or my salary range. I never gave them a clue. At the end told them if they think I can ...
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Technical coding interview with no distractions

With LeetCode questions, I am able to solve up to medium/hard questions relatively easily (less than 30 minutes). I walk away from the computer and think it through, usually with a whiteboard or ...
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I have received an affirmative, but I am still in the final stages of several application processes - how to maximize ones options?

From my first application, I got an affirmative via phone some days ago and an e-mail with details about my salary, bonuses and so on. The interview was good, for the role, I am a great match from my ...
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How should I respond to the interviewer's question "How was the interview?" you get asked some days later after the job interview on the phone?

Typically, some days after a job interview, the HR person calls you and asks for your opinion on the interview. What are good responding phrases to this? Which aspects should be considered in my ...
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Advice please: recruiter spilled too much of the beans and I don't want to jeopardize their career

A really large company very actively recruited me, and is planning on flying me out soon, however, I don't want to interview and no one is answering the phone/email for me to cancel the flights/rental/...
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Is a paid non-compete from a non-competitor a reasonable reason to delay start date?

At my current employer in the US, I have a paid non-compete agreement (basically garden leave). If I leave the company, I am prohibited from working with a competitor for 9 months, but receive my ...
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Should I contact the company directly if the recruitement agent is not contacting me? (UK)

I was contacted by a recruiting agent, who suggested a graduate role and everything went smoothly. Had a telephonic hr interview, a technical online interview, and face to face presentation interview. ...
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What should I tell an interviewer about my weaknesses when applying for a data science / machine learning engineer role?

What should I tell an interviewer about my weaknesses when applying for a data science / machine learning engineer role? According to the general recommendations, one should tell real weaknesses, but ...
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Can an interviewer ask me why I'm no longer with my past employer?

The company I used to work for outsourced my job. Now I am starting to apply for positions and want to know if an interviewer can ask why I'm not with them anymore. What is the best way to explain ...
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What would company do to me if I cheat their clients? [closed]

I am working in a MNC since 8 months and get caught cheating when I am giving client interview for getting into client project by using proxy. Will they recover salary back from me for cheating their ...
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Not Provided with Contact Info - Should I send a Thank You Note?

Context: I am currently a college student in my senior year. I have completed several internships, and am currently interviewing for full time roles. Yesterday I completed super day (final round) ...
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How much information is too much for "Why do you want to leave your previous employer?" in a job interview?

I work at a prison. I am a cook. My job is not to cook, but to control inmates while they work in the kitchen. I am a specialist; if you asked an average correctional officer to do my job, it would ...
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Interviewer keeps stringing me along. How should I respond to their latest response?

About 8 weeks ago, I interviewed for a position. The interview went well, and they gave me a verbal offer, telling me to expect a written offer within the week. I put in my 2 weeks' notice and left ...
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Interviewer wanted to connect with me on LinkedIn the day after the interview, is this appropriate?

I want to clarify that prior questions were about the interviewee contacting the interviewer. This question is about the opposite, where the interviewer contacts the interviewee. I had an initial, ...
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Would I know if my answer to question why I leave my last company acceptable?

My situation is, when I joined my last company, my title is senior software engineer. When I joined the team for two weeks, I was assigned to a new team. In that moment, there was no source code yet ...
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Interviewer asked me to submit the solution of a problem after the interview [closed]

I recently had a technical interview. It went decent I suppose. I could answer lots of questions, but he asked a coding question, which took the whole interview for me to solve. He asked if he should ...
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How can I accept offer and keep looking for new one?

In recent months I accepted job as Software Developer which included relocation and change of my primary tech stack. Unfortunately the company decided to withdraw offer when I was already relocated, ...
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Would US Based client pursue legal action against a someone impersonating a candidate?

I joined in a MNC and got my first round interview invitation link from US Based client with this extra details: “This interview invitation is intended for the candidate to whom this [email / letter] ...
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Best way to answer interview question about "getting stuck"?

I recently had an interview for a senior software developer position. One question was along the lines of, "if you're working on something and you get stuck, what do you do?" I've been asked ...
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