Interviewing is broken
I have been thinking about it for a long time but I was not sure until I posted Hacking job interviews on Hacker News a day ago. It taught me some invaluable lessons as a young college undergraduate who is, himself, giving interviews to a few companies these days. Simultaneously I have been also wondering why I am giving those interviews! February 18th was the day I posted or commented on Hacker news for the first time in my life. Nothing has ever excited me more than those 70 points i got on that day, and an array of comments that gave insights into the real thought process going around the world. Here I attempt to examine the interviewing system and raise a few question lying underneath them. Caveat: May be biased towards an undergraduate student who is yet to see the real world! Till a few months ago, I was heavily opposed to the idea of yet another ‘reverse this linked list’ question. I am also now, but not so much. Here is why. Because projects are no...