I interviewed for Canonical and they pull even worse bullshit later on the process. They asked me to write a x00 page essay on something-something... it's borderline ridiculous how their HR works.
WTF with high school questions?
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#102Why do recruiters have such trouble with such a simple task like gauging a candidate's real skills? Seriously. Here is how to do it. I'm looking for a React Developer, I ask the following simple questions: 1. Tell my about your contributions to major projects you have been involved in. (if they share their work ask more in-depth questions about it) 2. With $givenTechnologyStack, how do you usually solve state managem…
1. i wrote the flux compensator for it
2. flux compensators are my preferred tool. So powerful.
3. I am a flux compensator builder
A recruiter without technical background will not be able to judge the answers other than „was able to form sentences“ or „couldn’t phrase anything“
Re: WTF with high school questions?
#103Why do recruiters have such trouble with such a simple task like gauging a candidate's real skills? Seriously. Here is how to do it. I'm looking for a React Developer, I ask the following simple questions: 1. Tell my about your contributions to major projects you have been involved in. (if they share their work ask more in-depth questions about it) 2. With $givenTechnologyStack, how do you usually solve state managem…
There are people who are good at tech, but not good at casual conversation about tech. They may not know your terminology even though they are familiar with the concepts, and they may be afraid to ask for clarification on your terminology. And rightly so, as I've heard people act like I am a moron for asking "What exactly do you mean by TECH_BUZZWORD?" Also when people research interviewing styles, the "conversationa…
> They may not know your terminology even though they are familiar with the concepts
Would that not imply they aren't a good fit for the OP's workplace? And presumably, a lot of larger tech companies, since communication must be a large part of your job.
I am admittedly not good at talking on the fly if I haven't prepped for it. I try to make up for it by trying to focus on writing well.
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#104Why does Cannonical stop with high school? Why not go all the way back to nappies/diapers? The questions write themselves:
"Please indicate how frequently you cried between the ages of 1 and 2. Cries per day is the desired unit"
"How good of a napper were you between the ages of 2 and 4? Did you talk back to the teacher when naptime was scheduled? Did you fake your naps?"
Re: WTF with high school questions?
#105Why do recruiters have such trouble with such a simple task like gauging a candidate's real skills? Seriously. Here is how to do it. I'm looking for a React Developer, I ask the following simple questions: 1. Tell my about your contributions to major projects you have been involved in. (if they share their work ask more in-depth questions about it) 2. With $givenTechnologyStack, how do you usually solve state managem…
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#106Definitely put 4.0 GPA.
If they ask for proof, spend a few bucks on fiverr and get a photoshop wizard to cook you up a transcript.
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#107As the over supply of labor increases more and more, you're going to see more and more incompetent highering practices. This is a natural outcome of just too much talent chasing too few jobs.
I would focus on companies that actually need talent. The big incorrect assumption people have is that if they see positions open then it means they need talent. this is incorrect, most especially for positions that have been open for a long time: that's a big red flag. If a position has been open for more than 6 months, they obviously don't need anyone to fill that role and so have no incentive to learn how to higher the talent needed for that role.
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#108This type of thing is great for people who hire or run companies - the more other organizations focus on meaningless things the more great people are available if you can find them!
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#109A common situation in my country is that quite a few high school math teachers are psychotic sadists -- maybe a few of the hardest-working students will clear the bar for the equivalent of an A or B. Sometimes the students with "the most potential" will have average (or worse) grades because the teacher prepares special, harder exams to push them harder. High school is usually an unrepresentative mess, I'd to love le…
I had one like that for 10th grade algebra. Basically failed the class , and the teacher was always mad at me. After I got he highest score in my county on some standardized math test and was given some award, the principal looked at my grades and saw I had a C- and had a conference with the teacher and myself where I found out he was giving me a different test than everyone else.
I feel like the teacher could be either the hero or the villain in this story—pushing you to excel, or tearing down a gifted student. What was the outcome of that meeting?
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#110This seems like such a massively strong negative signal about the quality of Canonical's operations its almost laughable!
I would love to see their (data centric) justification for this kind of screening. (I highly doubt there is one)