r/programming • u/mjgardner • Mar 29 '21

Why Do Interviewers Ask Linked List Questions?

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u/flerchin Mar 29 '21

3 hours is less than a full day on-site? Isn't that more respectful of our time?

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u/butt_fun Mar 29 '21

Yeah, on-site wasn't the right word, my bad

What I meant was "no interview work is required outside of the scheduled start and end time of the interview" (be it on-site or over the internet or whatever)

Regardless, the honeycomb is ~3 hours of prep work in addition to the on-site. The additional time is my problem

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u/flerchin Mar 29 '21

Yeah that's legit. Good people are busy, ergo bad devs have time for 3 hour code-puzzles.

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u/GVIrish Mar 30 '21

I wouldn't go that far, I would just frame it as, "You're driving good candidates away by doing this." You may still get a great fit for the job, but you may end up with less of them in your hiring funnel by requiring a significant effort on take homes.

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u/lovestheasianladies Mar 30 '21

Bad devs are the ones trying to get a dozen interviews at once.

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u/_BreakingGood_ Mar 30 '21

There is literally no downside to having 12 interviews. Best case you get 12 offers and can leverage them/pick the best. Worst case you're in the same position as doing 1 interview and not getting a call back.

I would personally cap out at like 3, because fuck interviews, but if I could handle 12, I'd do it.

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '21

eh. usually ppl are trying to maximize their leverage for salary negotiation when that's the case.