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np.random.choice(52, 52, False) + 1
I'd start with, "What do you mean by 'random'?"
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I cheated on my Microsoft interview (2019)
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Re: I cheated on my Microsoft interview (2019)
#312Re: I cheated on my Microsoft interview (2019)
#313I'm surprised that atm there is a consensus in the comments saying that it's not cheating. Companies ask interviewers to not reveal the questions they had to other candidates. It's likely that his friend was told not to say that. Overall he clearly had an unfair advantage, and even if legally it wouldn't be the definition of "cheating" it would go against the intent of the interview: which is to evaluate candidates i…
> Companies ask interview[ees] to not reveal the questions they had to other candidates. I'm not condoning the author's actions, but I don't think any company has explicitly told me that. (I assume by "interviewers" you meant "interviewees.")
yes, ty
tbh both interviewers and interviewees are asked not to share interview questions
Re: I cheated on my Microsoft interview (2019)
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If the candidate can manage the question the Interviewer should be able also. After all he/she was already hired. If a company decides to approach hiring with the naturally confrontational approach of, "let me find out in 60 minutes if you are smart enough to work here", I don't see why it should stop there. After all recruiters always mention, it is good for you if you are also inquisitive, show interest in the comp…
> If the candidate can manage the question the Interviewer should be able also. You mean ask them the same question that they asked? Of course they'll be able to answer it. What does that prove?
Is that not what is happening, when the candidate pretends he never seen the question during the interview but in reality he practiced it before on LeetCode :-)
And I mean a different question.
Re: I cheated on my Microsoft interview (2019)
#315> it definitely didn’t work the way Microsoft had intended
I think this is a poor conclusion. This person has no clue what Microsoft intended. And I think preparation and knowing a person who works at Microsoft may have been what Microsoft intended.
Re: I cheated on my Microsoft interview (2019)
#316This is pretty hilarious. If you spend any time on CS career forums like /r/csMajors or /r/cscareerquestions, you realize that peoples strategy appears to be “grinding leetcode” for hours and hours until they can regurgitate the exact question that they’re asked on the interview. It’s gotten to the point where some people are terrified at the prospect that they won’t get a question that they know already. As if figuring out the question in the interview is just such an impossibility.
It’s quite sad because it reflects an attitude that problem solving is too stressful/challenging, so people will take the route of blind busywork to avoid actually solving problems. Granted leetcode problems are pretty useless and stupid. I don’t fault people for coming up with a stupid solution to a stupid problem.
Re: I cheated on my Microsoft interview (2019)
#317I actually cheated on an online assessment for one of my first programming jobs. It was my dream job and really wanted to get into that company. Under the pressure, I just couldn't figure out the solution to the last challenge which was a recursive algorithm. Normally, I would be able to do this but I just got stuck and in a moment of panic, I StackOverflow'd the question on a secondary device which provided me the e…
If you were allowed to use stackoverflow at work for those 4 years, I'd say it was all fair.
On a secondary device.
Re: I cheated on my Microsoft interview (2019)
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"If you are fortunate (?) to be around in the entrepreneurial world long enough, you will realize that intelligence, hard work, good time management etc are not adequate." Not just as an entrepreneur. I have found that these traits don't guarantee a reward for ICs, or anyone really. I used to work hard. Now I just work hard enough. Pays the same either way.
>Now I just work hard enough. My review from management actually got much better once I stopped knocking myself out working too hard and instead worked just enough. That was a pivotal moment for me. That and also learning how to manage your manager.
Would you be able to share some tips or sources on managing your manager? It sounds like a really valuable skill
Re: I cheated on my Microsoft interview (2019)
#319It's just simple luck, not cheating. I had a similar experience, at a Microsoft interview no less, a decade+ ago. I had been playing around with AI Pathfinding algorithms for a game I was working on. The first interviewer tries to toss me a difficult question that involved navigating a complex graph. I'm sure it was supposed to be a multi-stage problem that we work through together. Instead, I walked up to the board and wrote out an A* algo in 45 seconds because I had been writing this F-ing algo over and over, troubleshooting it for days in my game.
The interviewer looked awestruck, and we spent the rest of the time discussing other things. Of course, I got the job.
It's just plain luck. Enjoy it when it happens.
Re: I cheated on my Microsoft interview (2019)
#320I was at the other end of such an interview once. Our candidate found us via a college campus job fair and was given a Codility test for screening. He didn't do particularly well, but got through and, unfortunately, was given another Codility test by mistake. I suppose he got upset at that point and just copied the solutions from a friend, who was also applying(we only had four sets of questions). That score was of c…
> We found out what was going on and had reservations whether to continue with the process, but he was invited to the second round and aced it.
Did you ask the candidate about the copied code? To me that's an honesty issue.