I'm a developer with 12+ years of experience, working across multiple languages and a variety of technologies throughout my career.
I've not had to formally interview in a very long time, so now it's shell shock for me.
It's literally insane what these interviews are.
I feel like I'm taking a test, but I have no idea what the subject is.
One interviewer asked me leetcode questions. But he didn't care about the thought process, he just wanted me to code the optimal solution as quickly as possible. When I got stuck for a minute, and I was trying to think it through, he just told me to code it. I don't understand why I would want to work with someone like this?
Another interview, I went in thinking it would be leetcode questions, but the interviewer proceeded to ask me questions specifically pertaining to the language. He started asking me questions on syntax, how do I filter or group data sets using the language, how would I create threads, etc. Of course, he also wanted this all on Notepad. I was taken aback, as all of my focus was on studying algorithms.
On and on. There is no set format, I'm not told beforehand what I'd be asked about.
I've asked the recruiters what I'd be asked beforehand, and obviously not so helpful on that end.
How does one handle the variety of questions that you could possibly be expected to answer? I'm at the point where I just want to go do something else with my life.