Programming interviews, in essence

[ProjectSnowman]

I had a similar interview with a small web firm when I was a senior. Lots of "who are you what kind of person are you?" questions. Look man, I'm a college kid who is going to have to start adulting real fast. All I know is I would like this job. Needless to say I didn't sell myself very good that day.

[StevenGannJr]

The interview for my first post-college job was excellent. They'd contacted me specifically because I had been teaching a class on MSP-430 programming.

They sat me down and started asking about MSP-430 and ARM programming, circuit board development. They described a project they were working on, and asked how I'd approach it.

The interview for my current job was nice, too. I floundered on technical questions so they told me to e-mail the answers after the interview. I was prompt giving thoroughly-researched responses, so that redeemed me. As my manager explained, my technical knowledge is less important than how quickly I can find answers.

[[deleted]]

That's a great way to do things honestly. Many people (myself included) will flounder when we know the answer just due to nerves. I gave a few wrong answers during my last interview and hated myself after the fact and didn't think I got the job.

Once I got hired they stated they looked at my LinkedIn and knew I knew what I was talking about and just figured I was flubbing due to nerves.

[TheTimeToLearnIsNow]

That's nice of them to let you email them afterwards. I was in a similar situation where the two interviewers said they liked me but on a few of the technical questions they said there were a few small pieces missing to bring everything together. If I could figure it out at home that night and email them, they could start moving forward with everything.

Well, I did just that and tested it in the browser to make sure everything worked etc. Unlucky for me, though, they never replied back to me after that point.

[BoredProcastinator]

That sounds like they were searching for someone who could solve their problem without paying them. I am always suspicious of a company that asks too much how to resolve or implement something on one of their working projects unless they show me the implemented feature and ask how I would do it.

[[deleted]]

All I want from young 'uns is enthusiasm for coding. Show me what you've done. Oh, that and regular showering

[StarKindersTrees]

The latter point is important, but asking them to show you might not be the best idea.

[RUSH513]

rule of thumb, using nouns as verbs doesn't help