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Re: Ask HN: What is interviewing like now with everyone using AI?

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Post by alpha_squared »

sergioisidoro wrote: post #63

I've let people use GPT in coding interviews, provided that they show me how they use it. At the end I'm interested in knowing how a person solves a problem, and thinks about it. Do they just accept whatever crap the gpt gives them, can they take a critical approach to it, etc. So far, everyone that elected to use GPT did much worse. They did not know what to ask, how to ask, and did not "collaborate" with the AI. So…

We do the same thing. It's perfectly fine for candidates to use AI-assistive tooling provided that they can edit/maintain the code and not just sit in a prompt the whole time. The heavier a candidate relies on LLMs, the worse they often do. It really comes down to discipline.

Re: Ask HN: What is interviewing like now with everyone using AI?

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Post by bagels »

People are sending us emails that are not just written with chatgpt, but I think they've automated the process as well, as parts of the prompt slip in.

You can see things in the emails like:

"I provided a concise, polite response from a candidate to a job rejection, expressing gratitude, a desire for feedback, and interest in future opportunities."

Re: Ask HN: What is interviewing like now with everyone using AI?

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Post by bagels »

ryan-duve wrote: post #19

My startup got acquired last year so I haven't interviewed anyone in a while, but my technical interview has always been: - share your screen - download/open the coding challenge - you can use any website, Stack Overflow, whatever, to answer my questions as long as it's on the screenshare My goal is to determine if the candidate can be technically productive, so I allow any programming language, IDE, autocompleter, e…

If you really don't penalize them for this, you should clearly state it. Some people may still think they'll be penalized as that is the norm.

Re: Ask HN: What is interviewing like now with everyone using AI?

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Post by ganoushoreilly »

Xmd5a wrote: post #84

Shouldn't a portfolio of personal projects be enough ? In the past couple years I: - adapted Java's Regex engine to work on streams of characters - wrote a basic parametric geometry engine - wrote a debugger for an async framework - did innovative work with respect to whole-codebase transformation using macros Among other things. As for ChatGPT in the context of an interview, I'd only use it if I were asked to do cha…

I think the arguments is there is no way to validate it was you that did the work. There's been too many instances of groups that do interviews for others or the work for take homes to help get people placed. There was a big deal about some H1Bs a while back where the people that showed up didn't look anything like the people that interviewed. So I understand both sides.

It's frustrating though when you've done a lot of work, as you've listed. I think in a good interview maybe going over that code and getting the chance to explain things you did, why you did, or issues you had, could also go a long way.

Interviewing is tough, more so at scale.

Re: Ask HN: What is interviewing like now with everyone using AI?

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Post by RevEng »

gibbonsrcool wrote: post #26

Panel interviews seem to be more common. Curious if others have seen the same? I personally feel very uncomfortable coding in front of a group. First one of these I tried had like 5 people watching and I lost my nerve and bailed. :|

Panels and live programming assignments are such an awful idea. Is that what the workplace is like? Doo they want people who can work under those conditions? I've been a working professional for 18 years who gives public talks regularly and I can still see myself clamming up in that situation. Everyone knows it's hard to think and type when you are being watched.

Re: Ask HN: What is interviewing like now with everyone using AI?

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Post by mr_00ff00 »

twoparachute45 wrote: post #70

My company, a very very large company, is transitioning back to only in-person interviews due to the rampant amount of cheating happening during interviews. As an interviewer, it's wild to me how many candidates think they can get away with it, when you can very obviously hear them typing, then watching their eyes move as they read an answer from another screen. And the majority of the time the answer is incorrect an…

So depressing to hear that “because of rampant cheating”

As a person looking for a job, I’m really not sure what to do. If people are lying on their resumes and cheating in interviews, it feels like there’s nothing I can do except do the same. Otherwise I’ll remain jobless.

But to this day I haven’t done either.

Re: Ask HN: What is interviewing like now with everyone using AI?

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Post by gray_-_wolf »

Xmd5a wrote: post #84

Shouldn't a portfolio of personal projects be enough ? In the past couple years I: - adapted Java's Regex engine to work on streams of characters - wrote a basic parametric geometry engine - wrote a debugger for an async framework - did innovative work with respect to whole-codebase transformation using macros Among other things. As for ChatGPT in the context of an interview, I'd only use it if I were asked to do cha…

Bit annoying is that when companies ask for a portfolio, they often mean GitHub. Lot of non-technical hiring people I discussed this with were confused by the fact that there are other ways to contribute, like mailing lists.
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