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@perotti there was no bullshit. I had three interviews: system design, algos and leadership/mentorship capabilities. No HR interview, recruiter got a vibe of my personality while explaining the role to me.
Given I didnt have much experience on my CV they put me in a room with very experienced engineers who asked me tough enough questions. Say I got 30% of the answer right and what they did afterwards was they hinted to me how they would solve it and observed how quick I learn and if I get defensive at all. If you are capable of learning quick, i mean.. what else is there to ask? I had zero experience/knowledge of functional programming for instance and they told me "so in functional programming we like our immutability, why do you think recursion is used instead of for loops" etc.
From my side, I would openly admit things like "I don't know this, could you tell me what is it?" and "do you mean it's similar to technology X so you can actually also use it for Y, yeah?"
Recruiter: And I found your devRant account, it’s @brod right? very interesting stuff.
Me: ...
I guess... thats what they are..?
Recruiters are fucking unbelievable sometimes.
With about one year experience I applied to company A and company B. Kinda competitors in what dev skillset they're looking for.
Company A reviewed my CV and decided I don't have enough experience without giving me a chance to present my actual knowledge.
Company B tells me screw your CV come along show us what you got. I rocked the interview with an offer the next day which I accepted, absolutely thrilled.
Fast forward 7 months I get an email from company A, same recruiter, inviting me to an interview as they're "impressed with my profile and feel like I've gone a long way" (definitely just because company B hired me and I passed my probation)
Ah the joy responding to them that as I value honour and honesty quite highly I don't think I would be a culture match for company B where it is a norm to reject candidates and come back pouch them after they pass probation at competitors.
Eek.. instant apologies email and of course explaining it's not poaching but "exploring opportunities".
Screw company A, honestly.
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