Would absolutely love to know how other engineers on HN approach interviews and assessing technical competence. I didn't _think_ I had any mis-steps here but would love to know if anyone thinks there's something I could have fixed about this whole interviewing process.
Probably the guy was just having a bad week, but all the same. Really bemused (and more than a little confused)
I think your process is enlightened and productive. In this case it worked like a charm, you got the vibe check pretty quickly! Just an outlier in the interaction.
In your history, is the "I'm the best!" bravado like that a sign of anything? Over-cocky is what it seems to have been here.
That's awful and unfriendly. That guy has to hide something otherwise he would not attack you and your process. May be he's pissed off the world. That's a big reason to hang up on him.
Related: I recently tried to hire for a FE role and the number of candidates that got upset at me for "passing" was astounding. Even soft-passes. Like, I liked a few of them and put their GH in a note file for if I ever needed to hire more later, but man -- immediately deleted some of these candidates from my list after receiving angry emails. I get some people are stressed about being OOW for awhile, but man... be professional. If you're mad you didn't get chosen and feel the need to lash out, just go for a walk and don't burn the bridge.
bluepnume|1 year ago
Probably the guy was just having a bad week, but all the same. Really bemused (and more than a little confused)
quantified|1 year ago
In your history, is the "I'm the best!" bravado like that a sign of anything? Over-cocky is what it seems to have been here.
wildlingjill|1 year ago
theGeatZhopa|1 year ago
ezekg|1 year ago
I totally get the "what the fuck did I do?" bit.
up-n-atom|1 year ago
smanikonda|1 year ago