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Ask HN: Has anyone curated a list of hidden interview questions?

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Re: Ask HN: Has anyone curated a list of hidden interview questions?

#11

The repl.it jobs page is literally just a shell, and you have to figure out how to apply: https://repl.it/site/jobs

Is brilliant, but there is a problem with this page. It seems that the files can be edited by any visitor. They should restrict the permits to avoid this.

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone curated a list of hidden interview questions?

#12

Many tech companies add a link to their careers page in browser consoles. I'm not sure if that's "secret" or "cool" enough. (Facebook puts in a warning to prevent "XSS" attacks.)

AirBnB did this at least 3-4 years ago? If you watched the network traffic their HTTP headers included the email address for an engineering manager there. I stumbled on this while debugging something I wanted to file a bug report for. I didn't end up interviewing, but I remember thinking it was really cool at the time. I wonder how many applicants they got through that.

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone curated a list of hidden interview questions?

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post #11

The repl.it jobs page is literally just a shell, and you have to figure out how to apply: https://repl.it/site/jobs

Is brilliant, but there is a problem with this page. It seems that the files can be edited by any visitor. They should restrict the permits to avoid this.

I don't think It's shared.

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone curated a list of hidden interview questions?

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Many tech companies add a link to their careers page in browser consoles. I'm not sure if that's "secret" or "cool" enough. (Facebook puts in a warning to prevent "XSS" attacks.)

AirBnB did this at least 3-4 years ago? If you watched the network traffic their HTTP headers included the email address for an engineering manager there. I stumbled on this while debugging something I wanted to file a bug report for. I didn't end up interviewing, but I remember thinking it was really cool at the time. I wonder how many applicants they got through that.

Frankly I'd probably just send my resume and an email to that manager and skip the rest. You found the prize.

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone curated a list of hidden interview questions?

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Oh... I thought you talk about real hidden interview questions. Like the ones they use to figure out how you got the recommendation letter to this job (i.e. if it wasn't one of their faction who they must be careful about). Or when you get a referral at a competitor and in the interview they try to get your insider info without making you an offer (i.e. "tell me about the last interesting project you worked on"). Or when they try to figure out in your first tasks after hiring how far they can let you in to the actual decision making process without shocking you. Or when in the interview there are different factions present and each tries to see how much they can pull you to their side.

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone curated a list of hidden interview questions?

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https://leetcode.com/ is pretty popular and has lots of actual questions. However, Google actively bans any question that ends up there.

google also actively recommends leetcode before their interviews

i also have plenty of friends who have been asked leetcode questions at google

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone curated a list of hidden interview questions?

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Bandcamp typically has a fun application process. https://bandcamp.com/jobs

Awesome, these are exactly what I mean! Even if I don't attend to apply, they are usually really fun to do.

I wonder how many people get to the end and then don't bother to apply, either because they never intended to or because writing up with a resume is too time consuming.

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone curated a list of hidden interview questions?

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Awesome, these are exactly what I mean! Even if I don't attend to apply, they are usually really fun to do.

I wonder how many people get to the end and then don't bother to apply, either because they never intended to or because writing up with a resume is too time consuming.

I've gotten to the end of the fraud engineering application but am woefully unqualified for the work. It took me two weeks.
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