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Re: Everyone’s been rejected – these are our stories

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

> 6 on-sites I don't understand the point of multiple (or very long) interviews. If they can't decide after the first 30 minutes if the candidate is hirarable, they probably won't. It's an illusion to think that interview environments relate directly to workplace performance. Interviews are mostly useful for the subjective parts than for grilling candidates in hopes of avoiding a bad hire. Going through all the hoops…

I agree. You cannot fake good nature and attitude during all day interviews. At least, I cannot. Soft skills and communication are really important in any team environment. But, how would one go about determining whether someone is a quick learner? That beats me.

You don't determine it directly. But quick learning comes with other traits, like curiosity. You can determine those during a conversation if you're a good interviewer (which is the catch, interviewing is also a skill).

Sometimes you'll fail. But I've yet to see convincing proof that the alternative reduces failures (but it does reduce the willingness of people to admit failure).

Re: Everyone’s been rejected – these are our stories

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post #72

I was rejected by Adobe, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Skype and many more companies. I got rejected by Apple 3 times and two times with Facebook and Google. I'm now working for Google. One thing I can tell for sure, specially after interviewing others. It's all random. Most of interviewers make their mind about the candidate in seconds. If you are a charming person you have a good cha…

At the risk of repeating what I commented below, I like to say the same thing differently, which seems to resonate with students in the class:

Interviewing, by definition, is not a standardized test with a standardized evaluation. On the spectrum of human interactions, it's closer to a date, than it's to a test.

In doing interview coaching/training for a living (http://interviewkickstart.com), I see this every day. It's frustrating to a certain degree, but also very powerful once understood.

Also see my Quora answer here: https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-biggest-mistakes-that-eng...

Re: Everyone’s been rejected – these are our stories

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Being rejected a few times this week, this makes me feel a bit better. For one interview ... my brain decided to take the day off ... nerves I guess ... it was not pretty. Any who (sic) ... the show must go on ... back at it tomorrow morning wish me the best.

If you'd like to feel better, you should read "Embarrassing code I wrote under stress at a job interview": http://www.smashcompany.com/technology/embarrassing-code-i-w...

wow - that was so similar to my experience.
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