I don't even know where to start ... and I did not have that many interviews :))
Maybe the one at a big security company, where they put me to do a 2h intelligence test, on paper, on a desk in the hallway, near a vending machine, where all the employees took and drink their coffee, and never contacted me again.
Or maybe at one of FANG companies where they said to solve 6 algorithm problems and to explain my reasoning, I explained all the steps how to reach the best solution and why others are worst, then they refused me because I was "too slow".
Or that time where I had to do a tech test on paper, at a big Mobile gaming company (Gameloft), writing 4 pages code and SQL queries in a room with 25 computers that were shutdown "were not ready". This is the only time I rage quit when after 1.5h they said I have to wait 1h more so the lead find the time to review my answers and I left.
Or when a big multinational company (Ubisoft) asked for a website as test, sent me a PSD with layers in a foreign language (as a full web stack dev I never had to work with PSDs, before after), I did a running website mockup and specifically stated that I did not used a framework because I don't want to spend more time being just a test, I would use one in production, and I presumed they wanted to see how MY code looks not the Framework, and they took 3 weeks to refuse me because I did not used a MVC framework.
Ah ... "good old times", as the opposite, the best jobs I found (and good compared with my peer stories) are the ones you have free 1h talks with a highly skilled tech person, on a call or at a beer midtown.
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I don't even know where to start ... and I did not have that many interviews :))
Maybe the one at a big security company, where they put me to do a 2h intelligence test, on paper, on a desk in the hallway, near a vending machine, where all the employees took and drink their coffee, and never contacted me again.
Or maybe at one of FANG companies where they said to solve 6 algorithm problems and to explain my reasoning, I explained all the steps how to reach the best solution and why others are worst, then they refused me because I was "too slow".
Or that time where I had to do a tech test on paper, at a big Mobile gaming company (Gameloft), writing 4 pages code and SQL queries in a room with 25 computers that were shutdown "were not ready". This is the only time I rage quit when after 1.5h they said I have to wait 1h more so the lead find the time to review my answers and I left.
Or when a big multinational company (Ubisoft) asked for a website as test, sent me a PSD with layers in a foreign language (as a full web stack dev I never had to work with PSDs, before after), I did a running website mockup and specifically stated that I did not used a framework because I don't want to spend more time being just a test, I would use one in production, and I presumed they wanted to see how MY code looks not the Framework, and they took 3 weeks to refuse me because I did not used a MVC framework.
Ah ... "good old times", as the opposite, the best jobs I found (and good compared with my peer stories) are the ones you have free 1h talks with a highly skilled tech person, on a call or at a beer midtown.
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