Questions tagged [interviewing]
Questions relating to interviews and the interviewing process.
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How to indicate, when applying for a job, that my legal name is my deadname?
I'm a trans woman looking to get back into actively job-searching. As of currently, I've fully socially transitioned and use my preferred (female) name for most purposes (and it's what all my ...
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Why the HR not answering or replying to my emails, after I passed all interview stages?
Recently was approached in Germany by well-known electric cars manufacturer in Berlin, it is their first factory in Europe and they need construction professionals for the new construction expansion.
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I have several interviews coming up, but a later availability date then intended, should I contact the hiring manager?
I'm about to finish my master's degree so I've been applying to jobs, many of them state or federal that take a bit more time to hear back from. Two of them contacted me to set up interviews a ways ...
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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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Should I attend interviews for which I suspect recruiters have not clearly understood my CV?
I received an email today requesting my availability for an interview next week. This is with regards to an open position of Data Scientist.
I was informed that there would be an hour test; likely a ...
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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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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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Candidate's answer during an interview disqualifies them. Is it unprofessional to immediately inform them of this?
As a senior software developer (based in the UK), my manager has me conduct interviews for junior developers alongside either himself or another senior developer. For the most part, he gives us a free ...
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Side-stepping age discrimination with graduation year
I've been asked in a couple of interviews what year I graduated from college. Of course, I think an offer should be made contingent on showing proof of degree with transcripts that will indicate ...
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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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Answering request for salary requirement after interview, but before offer: did I handle this poorly?
I recently had an interview that I thought went very well. The manager that I interviewed with asked me to email him the following day with my salary requirements. We had not discussed salary or ...
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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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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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What do I say about my previous job, which was horrible, in a new job interview? [duplicate]
Last year I worked as contractor for company C for one of their projects. Long story short: It was pure hell.
(The HR company that hired me informed me incorrectly about the job being Java ...
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Potential employer flew me out for interview, cancels return flight
A company I was interested in just flew me out for an interview. It was on the other side of the country, so they paid for my flight and hotel. Unfortunately, the interview went disastrously. I ...
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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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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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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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Interviewing for a job: when to ask about compensation?
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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?
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I had a rather rough interview on Friday that shook my confidence.
It opened ...
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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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What is interviewer looking for when asking about past technical projects?
I have been asked interview questions like these: "Tell me a technical project which was most challenging?" or "Tell me a technical project where you learned most?" or "Tell ...
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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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What would be a professional response to “unfair” testing methods during a job interview
I recently interviewed with a medium sized company. The job description was very general, one requirement was:
Good knowledge of at least one of the following languages: JavaScript, Python, C#, Ruby
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Potential employer keeps trying to re-negotiate salary down through interview process
I am interviewing for a position in Germany with an international European company. I have had 2 interviews, one with the country head and HR, the second with operational managers, including the one I ...
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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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How to handle a long deliberate delay of a second job interview?
If a company confirms that you have entered the second interview soon after the initial interview, but refuses to give you a confirmed date & time for the next interview, which is delayed for a ...
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What to do in case of multiple job offers?
If I am interviewing for companies A and B, and company A makes me an offer but I don't want to commit without knowing the result of the process with company B, what is my best option?
Option 1: ...
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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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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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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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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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Is it a red flag if a software company gives an offer without a coding test?
I interviewed with a middle-sized company (~500 employees) in Europe for a software developer position. The company's main business is software development. I had two interviews with the company. One ...
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Interviewing for position looking to hire immediately. Would be nice to give current employer 2 weeks notice but just as a courtesy
I am interviewing for a job where they want someone to start "immediately". My current employer has not treated me well and does not know that I am looking for another job. I have worked for ...
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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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Don't quite understand why companies ask LeetCode problems in software interviews?
I am seeing so many companies ask LeetCode questions for software engineering jobs. (even for just developing website's front end).
Those questions can be very specific and not something that a ...
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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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Mentioning technologies you have little experience with in your CV
I recently went through the interview process for the position of software engineer. I did pretty good at all the interviews and now got a fairly good job offer, but I am very bothered about a few "...
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How do I secure an interview with another company during the day, when I have no vacation time at my current job?
I've seen this slightly answered here but I the circumstances are different. I'm not a part time college student, but a full time employee of three years.
I don't have any vacation time left for the ...
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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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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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How do I professionally tell the interviewer that I am extremely nervous to do what he's asking me to do?
First, I must add here that I have been working as a software engineer for six years now and haven't experienced anything like this ever before. I applied for a senior software engineering job at a ...
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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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Ask about work-life balance before accepting offer?
It's commonly claimed that one shouldn't directly ask about a firm's work-life balance during a job interview.
Once a job candidate is tendered a verbal offer, is it common for the candidate to ask ...
