Ask HN: Would you pay for an online practice interview?

#1

Post by vitalyny » Mon, May 12, 2014, 9:10 PM UTC

I like coding, have been doing it for 10+ years now. Looking for some side income.

When switching jobs, it's always a good idea to refresh some basic stuff and be prepared for typical .NET/Ruby/JavaScript/etc questions. Would you pay for such service?

Re: Ask HN: Would you pay for an online practice interview?

#2

Post by jqm » Mon, May 12, 2014, 9:55 PM UTC

And, would a company pay to conduct a bunch of fake interviews?

Re: Ask HN: Would you pay for an online practice interview?

#3

Post by vitalyny » Mon, May 12, 2014, 9:57 PM UTC

jqm wrote: post #2

And, would a company pay to conduct a bunch of fake interviews?

Not sure what you mean

Re: Ask HN: Would you pay for an online practice interview?

#4

Post by jqm » Mon, May 12, 2014, 10:00 PM UTC

vitalyny wrote: post #3

jqm wrote: post #2

And, would a company pay to conduct a bunch of fake interviews?

Not sure what you mean

Companies, particularly those starting out, might pay to get practice giving interviews (or help refine what they are looking for and how they can best find it).

Maybe the two could be paired up?

Just throwing out ideas here... slap them if you want to.

Re: Ask HN: Would you pay for an online practice interview?

#5

Post by vitalyny » Tue, May 13, 2014, 8:17 AM UTC

jqm wrote: post #4

vitalyny wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not sure what you mean

Companies, particularly those starting out, might pay to get practice giving interviews (or help refine what they are looking for and how they can best find it). Maybe the two could be paired up? Just throwing out ideas here... slap them if you want to.

Actually, this might not be a bad idea. I know devs don't like speaking to HR because of the questions they ask and how they look at the resume (match buzzwords etc). It might make sense to train HRs to be a little bit more technical. Thank you!