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Discussion on: Why I hate coding challenges in the hiring process

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Tomek Buszewski

I have a different problem during interviews. I panic. Like, a lot. Like, forgetting basics. Once I forgot how to iterate through an array. Or what does pop do. Problem is, I am stressed when evaluated. I don't really know why, but I do. When I am hired, I can easily do pair programming or code sitting next to a manager, no problem at all. But during the interview, damn, I can't even spell my name right.

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neoan • Edited

Yes, that is more common that you would think. I think addressing that in the interview is most of the time the best move here. Sure, it will not always work, but most of the time you'll change the setting and trigger empathy. More importantly, if you notice that the person or the people interviewing you react encouraging, you often overcome the nervousness.

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Tomek Buszewski

Yeah, recently it was like that:

> i am kinda nervous on the coding part, sorry for that
>> you need to be performant under stress

But, some interviewers are being actually helpful, true.

When I interview people, I never ask them to write any code. I ask for code samples before the meeting, so I already know how they work in general.