Questions on job interviews, concerning preparation for and attending job interviews, as well as designing job interviews for recruiting employees.
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What are some JavaScript selectors? [closed]
I was at an interview recently and although they knew that I was a beginner in javascript they asked me what selectors I used before? I didn't know what to say.
I came back home and searched for it ...
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Try to find a word in the dictionary that has most letters given
Given some random letters , For example "a,e,o,g,z,k,l,j,w,n" and a dictionary.Try to find a word in the dictionary that has most letters given
I was going through some old interview questions and ...
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Technical interview graphics-related concepts fundamentals [closed]
I'm having a technical interview with a graphics society in a few time and I'd like to expand my knowledge related to the following subjects:
TLB (translation lookaside buffers and their role)
low ...
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Engineering interview candidate refuses to use whiteboard
Today I experienced a first in a technical interview. The candidate refused to use the whiteboard to solve an algorithm question, as I requested. There was no sort of disability at play or anything ...
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What are some guidelines for submitting test cases with the code for an interview question? [closed]
I was interviewed by a big internet company. After describing the problem to solve, the interviewer requested that I also submit test cases with the code via email.
I'm not sure if I should reveal ...
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what to make of a Microsoft Most-Valued-Professional who believes that .NET types are either primitive or complex? [closed]
I thought that in .NET types are either value types or reference types. But this guy, when asked about .NET types, talked about "primitive types" and "complex types".
I understand that people ...
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What is meant by Distributed Systems Coding interview questions
I was told that I will be asked coding questions in my interview and that the context will be related to Distributed Systems (I took ONE Distributed Systems course and I don't even remember much from ...
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Interview - Create a portfolio to show my skills [closed]
I have around five years of experience in PHP development
and around one year of experience with ExpressionEngine.
I use PHP 5, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and other web technologies.
I decided to create ...
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MySQL: Is it worth to have a MySQL Certification as a LAMP Developer? [duplicate]
As a LAMP developer, one has to manage the MySQL DB as well most of the times.
So a LAMP developer has an option to have a MySQL Certification.
Do employers look for MySQL Certified LAMP ...
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Developed a web site - How to explain in an interview [closed]
I developed a e-commerce site for a major company. I did not create some kind of a document to show how the data flows between pages.
I used: PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ExpressionEngine, plugins ...
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How to prepare for a interview that covers internet protocols? [closed]
I am a 2nd year computer science and electronics student and I applied for a internship this summer, I am scheduled to have an face to face interview(first time, really excited) on 21st this month(9 ...
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Are there any tools for remote coding interview?
Firstly, I'm not exactly sure if this question is a better fit over here, or on workplace.SE. So forgive me if it is in the wrong place.
We are interviewing some candidates for a development ...
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What basic PHP/MYSQL interview questions should I focus on? [duplicate]
I am a 19 year old web developer and mostly I've taught myself and haven't really worked with others in a development environment. On the 25th of February I have a technical interview in San ...
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Interview puzzle on traveling on a line segment
Here's an interesting question I came upon:
Let's just say on a number line of length M, where 0 < M <= 1,000,000,000, you given N (1 < N <= 100,000) integer pairs of points. In each ...
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When do you 'speak' C++ fluently? [closed]
I see that many companies require the same skill. This skill is often described as following:
"Applicants are required to speak C++ fluently."
I never really understand what fluent meant for ...
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Criticizing your former employer in an interview [closed]
I'm a very junior developer fresh out of college, and in my first programming job. I'm pretty unhappy with my current company-the software engineering standards here are pretty shoddy-the code base is ...
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What are some interview questions I can expect for a technical evaluation? [closed]
I am 20 years old and I've been doing some web development work for about 2 years or so. I have an interview for a Junior Web Developer position and the company knows that but I'll still be going ...
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How do you know how much money other programmers are earning? [closed]
A note before the actual question: I know this is similar to this question, but mine is kind of different, so it's not a duplicate.
We, as programmers, work for money. It's obvious: we want to pay ...
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What is a good web resource to practice and review data structures and other fundamentals that frequently are used in software engr interviews? [closed]
I have a few CS interviews coming up and looking for a good way to refresh on all the basic things. I'm about to graduate from college so I'm looking into new grad jobs.
Any good sites that you guys ...
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What's the point of those technique detailed interview question for Senior dev? [closed]
I've had an internal promotion interview for gain a higher level programmer title, something like Senior plus.
And I've been interviewed by around 7 people using different technology, and people ...
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Software Engineer in Test, Software Developer in Test, Software Development Engineer in Test [closed]
(Stackoverflow suggested that I move this question over here.)
Does anyone have a clear distinction between these titles? They seem to be near synonyms.
Personally I write and maintain code and ...
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More comfortable working on the backend, often referred for role on the front end
I have applied and have been approached for different roles in web development recently. The one thing that keeps coming up is that I am more suited to front end development than back end development. ...
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Programming interview question on Trees
I was asked this interview question at a top internet website company recently and I kinda was stumped by it.
Certain empty glasses of water are arranged in the following order
When you pour ...
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Using the STL to solve interview questions? [closed]
If I'm undergoing a technical interview that's based on my C++ skills, would most companies allow or expect me to use STL containers to solve problems?
I think it's clear that if a question is ...
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software design interview questions [closed]
I am preparing for an interview at google, and it will involve programming questions as well as design questions. I have done interviews with facebook and amazon, and I didn't do well in the design ...
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Job interview - questions that could help to detect bullsh*t from future employeer [closed]
Friend of a friend is looking for a new job. He finished IT university 2 years ago and started to work as a developer (C#/C++) in a small company but he wants to grow now and it is basically ...
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OO Design related questions in technical interviews
I've been attending quite a few interviews recently and have been asked by companies to answer "design a [insert model]" questions more than a few times.
Is this normal in the industry nowadays? ...
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Effectiveness of FizzBuzz and Beyond
As part of the interview process we initially ask the candidates to do 'FizzBuzz' nowadays the percentage of candidates that can correctly answer FizzBuzz has increased dramatically - this may be due ...
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Can I ask the job interviewer to show me their code before joining the company? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Asking for a code sample of the company at an interview
Last year I changed jobs twice.. In the interviews with the companies, everything was so ideal and perfect. ...
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Hash function classification interview question
In several places on the Internet there's the interview question
Classify the Hashing Functions based on the various methods by which the key value is found.
with answers like
Direct method
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Asking potential developers to draw UML diagrams during the interview
Our interview process currently consists of several coding questions, technical questions and experiences at their current and previous jobs. Coding questions are typically a single method that does ...
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Are these advanced/unfair interview questions regarding Java concurrency? [closed]
Here are some questions I've recently asked interviewees who say they know Java concurrency:
Explain the hazard of "memory visibility" - the way the JVM can reorder certain operations on variables ...
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How to evaluate code quality when you're not familiar with the language?
As a hypothetical, if I were to interview someone for a new PHP developer position when my experience is in .NET, how can I determine if the code sample they've provided me is efficient and of good ...
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I failed FizzBuzz, would you hire me?
I'm a developer with a CS degree and have work experience doing development in a number of languages for almost 3 years.
Today I had an interview, overall it went quite well, I prepared for most of ...
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What does an interviewer notice most on my resume? [closed]
When applying for a position such as a software developer for a company, what does an interviewer notice most on my resume concerning the work i have done? Is he/she concerned with the amount of work ...
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How to avoid jumping to a solution when under pressure?
When under a particularly strict programming deadline (like an hour), if I panic at all, my tendency is to jump into coding without a real plan and hope I figure it out as I go along. Given enough ...
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Is there an appropriate coding style for implementing an algorithm during an interview?
I failed an interview question in C years ago about converting hex to decimal by not exploiting the ASCII table if (inputDigitByte > 9) hex = inputDigitByte - 'a'. The rise of Unicode has made ...
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Deferring questions about salary expectations until the second interview [closed]
I usually find that interviewers ask about expected salary on a first interview, but I usually feel uncomfortable discussing such details at an early stage. I feel that low-balling a figure might ...
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Should I give the answer to a failed interview coding exercise?
We had a senior level interview candidate fail a nuance of the FizzBuzz question*. I mean, really, utterly, completely, failed the question - not even close. I even coached him through to thinking ...
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What will be correct answer to “why is NoSQL faster than SQL” on interview?
It's just nonsense for me personally. I can't see any performance boost by using NoSQL instead of SQL. Maybe SQL over NoSQL, yes but not in that way.
I think that if I answer "I have no idea" or ...
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What are good resources for preparing to answer web development interview questions? [closed]
The standard programmer interview books and websites go over simple algorithm and coding questions. But how does one prepare for high-level questions on building websites? For example, "How would you ...
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Programming Interview : How to debug a program?
I was recently asked the following question in an interview :
How do you debug a C++ program ?
I started by explaining that programs may have syntax and semantic errors. Compiler reports the ...
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How do you coordinate with co-workers to give a balanced interview?
My company has been conducting a lot of interviews lately for candidates with various experience levels, ranging from interns to senior candidates. We put our candidates through five 45 minute ...
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Intern Screening - Software 'Quiz'
I am in charge of selecting a new software development intern for a company that I work with. I wanted to throw a little 'quiz' at the applicants before moving forth with interviews so as to weed out ...
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How to show code samples in an interview?
There have been questions similar to this, but my question is HOW exactly do you showcase your code when going to an interview? Do you show screenshots, or do you bring the actual code? Do you take ...
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What is a thread pool?
In an interview question a guy was asked to "implement a threadpool"... I've been reading on wikipedia for "threadpool" but I still can't figure out what should a guy do to solve this question ...
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Question about initial interview for job [closed]
So I feel kind of stupid having to ask this but tomorrow I have a phone interview with a good company. Phone interviews themselves not a big deal for me, but having to tell them my salary ...
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Learning good OOP design & unlearning some bad habits [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What books or resources would you recommend to learn practical OO design and development concepts?
I have been mostly a C programmer so far in my career with knowledge ...
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Limited resource practice problems? [closed]
Background: I have applied to some large companies, and the areas I seem to be having problems with involve limited memory, disk-space, or throughput. These large companies process GBs of data every ...
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Hiring Developers - Any tips on being more efficient? [closed]
I represent a software company that is in process of building a large software development team. We are picky in who we hire and have really good retention rate (most of the devs have been here for an ...
