Conducting Interview

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Summary #

Important experiences and lessons learned from interviewing almost 10 candidates Interview Questions

Before beginning the interview #

• make it easier or make them less anxious by informing them about:
  • they can answer the questions in the later part or by even writing an email
• It is not expected of them to remember everything, the interview will on those things they know better

What to expect from experts? #

• experts understand the questions right away?
• The will give elaborate and relevant answers
• Don’t sound patronizing to them they won’t like it

What to expect from junior or mid-senior guys? #

• They give academic and un-necessarily lengthy answers
• They don’t say “I don’t know or remember often” instead they will try to answer to a related question, instead of the right question
  • may be in desperation to answer something: answering related to is better than not answering or acknowledging ignorance

Important questions #

Technical Questions #

1. Rate your self on speed or different dimensions?
2. are you good in algorithms and data-structures or and design?
3. Walk me through difficult/challenging/interesting/proud of experience while working on a project? then probe or tease the answers advantages are:
   1. you will his best experience
      • asking right questions about their best experience will you alot about the candidate
   2. if he faking it is easy to find out this way

Non-Technical Questions #

1. what motivates or demotivates them?
2. given an option where do they prefer working?