![]() ![]() ![]() There's an infinite number of questions I could pull from here, but any question that is not directly asking something about technical knowledge or how you'd behave on the job might fall into this category.įinally, any question that attempts to somehow ask something related to one of the so-called "protected categories". ![]() For example, if you're applying to a fullstack developer role, and they ask you if you can explain some fancy UI/UX development concept (can you tell I'm not a UI/UX person?!), then that says they're so unfocused that they can't even differentiate the two job areas.Īttempting to be "clever" or "funny" by asking a riddle-like question. These either say "we're trying to trick you", or "we don't know what to ask.Īttempting to test unrelated technical knowledge. My "C++ pointers in a JavaScript interview" question from before is one of these. If what you discover through the HireVue process is that they like to appear "smarter" than their employees, or that they don't really know what they're looking for, those are bad signs.īad questions, generally, might be one of the following categories:Īttempting to test out-of-scope but related technical knowledge. You are assessing them to see if you'd be okay working there, just as much they are assessing you to see if you'd be a valuable contributor to their team. If their HireVue question is "explain pointers in C++ and how they're involved in writing an operating system", my response would probably be to stare at the camera and respond that this was an absurd question and that they really need to reconsider exactly what it is they're looking for.īut wait! That's not going to get you the job! You messed up! You should feel bad, right?! Nope! Remember that, despite how many interviews make you feel, interviewing is a two-way street. As a (bit of an extreme, hopefully) example, consider a company looking to hire a junior level JavaScript developer. ![]()
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