Interview Questions Techniques

The cluster discusses effective job interview questions and strategies from both interviewer and candidate perspectives, including examples of good prompts like project experiences, behavioral questions, and advice on avoiding vague or generic inquiries.

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appleiigs Feb 1, 2024 View on HN

You're not asking the correct questions as an interviewer. You should be asking specific questions about projects they've worked on, or about them personally to get to know them. ChatGPT should not be able to answer. Pretend you're Harrison Ford in Blade Runner.

thelittleyes Aug 20, 2015 View on HN

It's not really a question, more of a command, and it's a terrible one at that, simply because it is so vague. I often will just ask the interviewer "what are you most interested in hearing about?" and that generally will lead to a more specific question from them, such as "tell me about your most recent project or job" or "What do you find interesting?" or something to that effect.I'm a firm believer that an interview is a two-way process, and tha

obscuretone Sep 7, 2024 View on HN

The best interview question I've learned to ask.

dagw Feb 22, 2017 View on HN

"Here are 4 projects we're currently working on and that you might be involved with if you work here. On a scale from 1-5 how interested would you be to work on them. Briefly explain your reasoning"Or any variation on "here's a real problem we are actually having. Do you have any ideas about how one might go about solving it?"and bonus worst question:"do you have kids/what does your family life look like?"

8dot5by11 Jun 28, 2011 View on HN

Point taken. Its probably just dumb luck.Like any interview, I am told about their problem and how they have proceeded into uncharted territory. And I am asked, "What would you do to improve our issue/problem?" As it appears, I have worked on a similar issue. Apart from wanting to know the specifics of how I did it, they want to know about the anticipated risks and how to mediate them, the barriers I ran into, how to resolve those, which tools I used, etc.

surewhynat Aug 31, 2019 View on HN

Look just tell them what they want to hear. Ask stupid questions, get stupid answers. They're probably not even listening.They want to know if you're interested in self-improvement, and how well you get along with people.> "what's the worst thing your previous manager would say about you"I have too much free time because I get things done so fast, I am always asking for more work, or making code comments and improvements.> "tell me about a time whe

pedalpete May 10, 2020 View on HN

While the "what did you have for lunch" question may do a bit to surprise the interviewer, there is probably a more valuable go-to question that can be fairly generic in any sort of interview type experience."If you were me, what would you improve on (work on, learn next, etc etc)?"This is beneficial both for the interviewer and you as an interviewee. It lets the interviewer consider you specifically in the context of "are you missing something", and gives the

basseq Feb 4, 2019 View on HN

Hiring side."Tell me more about what you did." Can be asked off almost any line of conversation. I'm seeking two outcomes:1. Candidate's ability to quickly articulate a complex process, organization, problem, etc. to someone who has absolutely no understanding of it (i.e., me).2. An understanding of their specific role and impact, as well as how the team worked together. You often have to coach people through the latter, as many candidates will default to the

fredley Aug 19, 2016 View on HN

Don't ask questions, have a conversation, preferably with quite a few people involved from the team they're applying to. Some conversation starters I have used:* What's the biggest project you've worked on so far?* What's the worst outage you've had to deal with?* What do you think about [framework] (vs. [framework])?An organic conversation with someone on the right topic(s) will give you far more insight into their suitability for a role, and their own

jdtang13 Jun 9, 2022 View on HN

Try using the STAR method: situation, task, action, and resulthttps://www.indeed.com/career-advice/interviewing/how-to-use...