βHi Oj, thanks for meeting Matt today for a second interview. After careful consideration, we decided not to move forward at this momentβ¦β
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Love the confidence in your skills that made you request for another interview. Epic! Surely, there are better days ahead.
Bro keep learning.
as an interviewer and having created this process in multiple places. I want to also add, that is important the interaction and attitude.The thing that is less important for me is the code.
Communication is key, do you accept feedback, do you share knowledge, are you an active listener, anyone can code, not to much people are able to cooperate without ego, specially as they move forward into being "seniors".
You will have a lot of interviews in your life, and you will fail lots of them. The important thing is to learn from them as much as possible, and always ask why you don't get the job it could be (technical reasons, communicational reasons, money, timezone) and always be transparent, that way you will be more prepared to the next opportunity. Trust me! And good luck next time!
Keep on keeping on man, the hardest part of working...getting the job. As someone who interviews many developers for the company I work at, its all about selling yourself. 90% of the interview I have with each person is all about personality and who the person is. I can teach anyone to code, teaching someone to interact with people that has to be there already. Best of luck to you Ojay.
Jobs for "remote work" are generally limited to country of origin and every business everywhere will always prefer a local resident who works remotely over a really remote worker. Many remote workers are still generally expected to come into the office from time to time for on-site meetings and the like. So they want the person to live in the country and also not be too far away physically from the office building. So just because a job description says "remote work" does not mean halfway around the world or even in the next state over within the U.S. Some "remote work" jobs actually want people to live in the same state or even same city as the job. Those requirements make it easier for tax purposes for the business but I can see how it would be confusing to the uninitiated or upsetting to get through an interview process and find out everyone's time had been wasted.
Should you keep applying to U.S.-based jobs? It doesn't hurt to try.
Question: Do you go by "Oj" or "Ojay?" The reason I ask is because you say the CTO said "Oj" in their message, not "Ojay." You should stick to your full first name when interacting with U.S. employers. There was a certain "O.J." a while ago that people here in the U.S. still remember.
At some point we should talk about companies doing stupid technical tests with problems that will never appear in the field like the ridiculous bucket algorythm that doesnt reveal anything but a programmer with good memory.
Red Flag, move on OJ, you deserve better!
The next one will always be betterοΌAnd ~~ review this interview to understand your weeknessβ
Thanks for sharing. There are not enough stories like this in public.
True.
Keep it up bro!
As for me, I've had several interviews in last weeks, but unfortunately I haven't been able to get a new job, but this is what it is, and the only thing I can do is to keep trying, I believe that good things are coming our way :)
In my case, my English level is my stopper to get my dream job, but I'm improving it every day.
Don't lose heart, just have confidence in yourserlf.
I agreed with everything you said except for this.
Do neither. Instead, solve the exercise as if it's a real task you are going to solve on the job. Show your consideration for maintainability, extensibility, security, scalability, performance, etc. If you don't have enough time to take care of something, add an in-code comment or at least say something to the interviewers about it. That is how I usually tell junior developers from the more mature ones: the juniors focus solely on coding while more mature ones consider other aspects of building a system. Senior ones will have to consider even more, like deadlines and business objectives, and are able to make reasonable (and later amendable) compromises when needed.
I totally agree with you, @khuongduybui... This serves as a more illustrative example of my summary. Thank you
Try and try one day you will get a offer. Please take a note what are things asked and the. You can study those part. I am also attending interviews these days and still no luck. But I will never give up until I got a offer.
Sometimes it's impossible to know exactly what's in people's heads or what they want. It's not always about your skills. Someone may write their code in a certain way and they want someone who just happens to write code in a similar fashion. This is not an exact parallel to what you experienced but I remember when I took my first (and only) programming course in college (which I ultimately failed) that I managed to find a solution that worked perfectly for the problem that that the instructor presented. But because I didn't solve the problem the same way he would have or what was the most common solution I got a low grade. Some folks are more concerned with the route you take. I can see how this makes sense of if your code is overly verbose but aside from that it's just being finicky and that's just how some people are. Sooner or later you'll find someone who's less finicky or who's style of coding lines up with yours. You may find an employer who is patient enough to allow you to learn to code in their style. If you really want to find a job don't quit. Otherwise try to find a way to freelance. Good luck.
As an interviewer, i expect to have some dialogue. Code task is just a subject to have some discussion around it.
The worst thing you can do is look into task and do nothing or write terrible solution.
Instead, you can discuss how would you solve a problem, why would you choose this solution.
Also, it's very important to ask questions, it's better to ask something rather than assume.
nice feedback @oj_redifined ! No success without failures. I'm sure you'll get through next time!
Thank you @jmau111
Remote positions have that catch, of location and language. For example I live in Chile, South America, Spanish speaking country. For some reason the company's job offerings in Spanish, appeared like open world wide. The thing is that even our remote workers are native Spanish speakers, and we still got many applications from Nigeria in English.
Not blaming anyone, but even if you're a great developer, language can easily get you lost in translation (I know it's not your specific case, but had to tell this story).
Bro, carry on. With the way you learn and reflect, Iβm sure best things are just around the corner.
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Becoming a programmer can be really hard.
keep going bro, you will get there. ππΏπ
Thank you @ayodejii
Great post. Really valuable for everyone to read and reflect on.
Keep going and love your words.
Thank you for sharing your experience!
Thanks for sharing and good luck with your next interview(s).
Really digging into the feedback and trying to grow from this experience is going to be SO helpful. Keep going, you can do this! πͺ
Big up bro, wish you all the best
Thanks for sharing this. Keep up the good work!
Good luck in your journey!
don't worry man this first for you to more and upgrade your skills
you started in success way
Never Give up ,practice for more and more u gonna be successful mate
Thanks for sharing. Youβll definitely get one soon.
Can I be part of this project? Kindly explain to me the tech stack you use for it?
Here is my LinkedIn profile linkedin.com/mwlite/in/tosin-seyi
I appreciate the focus on how humbling the experience can be, even for an experienced programmer.
As someone who has seen plenty of those responses, this brings me some peace of mind. Never stop.
Ok. I have seen your website but will still need to know more. So how do we get started?
As for the tech stack, can I use python or java for it instead of .Net.
Let me know how I can come in.
Ok. I have seen your website but will still need to know more. So how do we get started?
As for the tech stack, can I use python or java for it instead of .Net.
Let me know how I can come in
Keep going
Keep it up.....keep learning
totally aggree with you, i have the same exp for interview like that, how smart your solution to problem is better than task is done