Most hated Interview question....
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.....Where do you see yourself in 3-5 years time? I hate that question! And I always find myself getting caught offguard when they ask that question, even though I know they will ask that. It's just that I can't seem to get the right answer for it. I mean, I know where I want to be in 3-5 years time, doing what I like best, coding. But I always get the feeling that it's not going to be a good enough answer so I choke up.:sigh: So, what's the interview questions you hate the most?
"if you vote me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" - Michael P. Butler. Support Bone It's a weird Life
Reasons why I never get called back. Oh in 2 to 3 years I should have your job and by 5 I was planning on owning the place. But don't worry you will really like working for me I am a great boss. My greatest weakness? You whining fool I have no weakness I am the Omnipotent Developer you should cower in my greatness. Well maybe modesty nah silence you feeble minded slave.
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win32newb wrote: But seriously the question I hate most is what are your Weeknesses. I mean sure everyone has a weekness. I feel my weekness truefully is asking these questions. Cause to me its like a no win situation. You say your week at doing so in so and if thats what they are looking for your screwed, then if you don't say your week at anything they know your a lier. So say something that could also be perceived as a strength. Something like you don't trust other developers, or you prefer to derive your own solutions to problems rather than blindly taking somebody's results, or you find it a bit difficult to understand a lot of the fancier language constructs so your code is usually pretty simple (read: 'easy to debug and maintain' - managers care more about that than fancy constructs). There's plenty of things you can say :) No, I'm not saying these are brilliant examples - they just came to me at the time ;) Remember, what you perceive as a weakness may not necessarily be perceived as a weakness by other people, and above all, be truthful because honesty can get you a long way in the selection process.
Ryan
"Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"
You have a good point. I have always said things on the issue that I feel i overdocument my code and it takes away from productivity. Or that I will spend time looking for the answer to a solution instead of resolving it quickly by asking a senior tech. I don't know thats just how I learn I learn better by trying then asking instead of asking then trying. Cause if you know the answer you don't try to learn it at least thats how i see things. I was asked a really strange question one time though. Guy asked me if you had static in a dvd player what would you do to fix it. It was my very first interview to work for IBM. We always cough on the very first professional interview but anyway. I simply told him I would check the coax, check to make sure the tv was on the right station, make sure the item is actually on, make sure it has a dvd in it and its not scratched. And he goes anything else? I mean as a customer are you suppose to what take and flash the rom on it to make it work or get out a solder iron and rebuild it by putting a Amd chip in it? I mean what kinda question is this. As you can tell I hate interviews thats why I try to keep a job as long as I can. Win32newb "Programming is like sex, make one mistake and you have to support it for a long time"
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Reasons why I never get called back. Oh in 2 to 3 years I should have your job and by 5 I was planning on owning the place. But don't worry you will really like working for me I am a great boss. My greatest weakness? You whining fool I have no weakness I am the Omnipotent Developer you should cower in my greatness. Well maybe modesty nah silence you feeble minded slave.
You know what really kills me. I was called to be a Field service tech long time back when I was first getting started in the IT field. The guy asked me where i seen myself in 5 years. I told him I plan on being a software developer and or a network administrator. The guy goes well thats not really what this job is about. I go yeah I know the funny thing is I was hired anyway. I wouldn't suggest doing what I did but i just thought it was kinda funny going back on that. When I was younger working the crap jobs to make it throw college I had this punk attitude and when they asked me where I see myself in 5 years i would say. Dropping off the grandkids at your house :) Win32newb "Programming is like sex, make one mistake and you have to support it for a long time"
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Reasons why I never get called back. Oh in 2 to 3 years I should have your job and by 5 I was planning on owning the place. But don't worry you will really like working for me I am a great boss. My greatest weakness? You whining fool I have no weakness I am the Omnipotent Developer you should cower in my greatness. Well maybe modesty nah silence you feeble minded slave.
KevinMac wrote: Oh in 2 to 3 years I should have your job and by 5 I was planning on owning the place. But don't worry you will really like working for me I am a great boss. :laugh: Maybe I should try answering that.:-D
"if you vote me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" - Michael P. Butler. Support Bone It's a weird Life
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I hate the question they always ask me.. Sir do you know that one of your shoes is white and the other one is black? But seriously the question I hate most is what are your Weeknesses. I mean sure everyone has a weekness. I feel my weekness truefully is asking these questions. Cause to me its like a no win situation. You say your week at doing so in so and if thats what they are looking for your screwed, then if you don't say your week at anything they know your a lier. Win32newb "Programming is like sex, make one mistake and you have to support it for a long time"
Yeah, I don't like that too, but I usually can some up with an acceptable( :~ ) answer, something like; I'm not a swotter, etc.
"if you vote me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" - Michael P. Butler. Support Bone It's a weird Life
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Nick Seng wrote: So, what's the interview questions you hate the most? The one where they ask a technical question which you answer correctly... then they tell you you're wrong and proceed to tell you the "correct" answer, which of course is total rubbish. :doh: I'm glad I wasn't offered that job :)
Ryan
"Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"
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.....Where do you see yourself in 3-5 years time? "Don't say 'doing your wife', don't say 'doing your wife', don't say 'doing your wife'. Doing your... son?"
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I hate the question they always ask me.. Sir do you know that one of your shoes is white and the other one is black? But seriously the question I hate most is what are your Weeknesses. I mean sure everyone has a weekness. I feel my weekness truefully is asking these questions. Cause to me its like a no win situation. You say your week at doing so in so and if thats what they are looking for your screwed, then if you don't say your week at anything they know your a lier. Win32newb "Programming is like sex, make one mistake and you have to support it for a long time"
My weakness is that I work too hard and ask for too little in return. That makes managers perceive me as a weakling, and inclines them to take undue advantage of my low-cost brilliance. That tends to work against me, as my less endowed coworkers become more competitive and hard-working in an effort to garner more of the rewards that are heaped upon me, and they resent me for that. Some people think of it as a six-pack; I consider it more of a support group.
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.....Where do you see yourself in 3-5 years time? I hate that question! And I always find myself getting caught offguard when they ask that question, even though I know they will ask that. It's just that I can't seem to get the right answer for it. I mean, I know where I want to be in 3-5 years time, doing what I like best, coding. But I always get the feeling that it's not going to be a good enough answer so I choke up.:sigh: So, what's the interview questions you hate the most?
"if you vote me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" - Michael P. Butler. Support Bone It's a weird Life
I really like the "Descibe yourself, please!"...silence then, and two or more people staring at you, waiting for your response. How could a real programmer ask such a vague question? I think he was just playing HR staff. HR sucks - some companies even have their own HR "ward", and they even get paid for this... Are those programmers at all? I want to be in the HR, what does it take to become on of them?
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I really like the "Descibe yourself, please!"...silence then, and two or more people staring at you, waiting for your response. How could a real programmer ask such a vague question? I think he was just playing HR staff. HR sucks - some companies even have their own HR "ward", and they even get paid for this... Are those programmers at all? I want to be in the HR, what does it take to become on of them?
Vladimir Ralev wrote: I really like the "Descibe yourself, please!"...silence then, and two or more people staring at you, waiting for your response. Me too ~~~ X| :sigh:
Maxwell Chen
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I hate the question they always ask me.. Sir do you know that one of your shoes is white and the other one is black? But seriously the question I hate most is what are your Weeknesses. I mean sure everyone has a weekness. I feel my weekness truefully is asking these questions. Cause to me its like a no win situation. You say your week at doing so in so and if thats what they are looking for your screwed, then if you don't say your week at anything they know your a lier. Win32newb "Programming is like sex, make one mistake and you have to support it for a long time"
I think I'll go to an interview drunk one day and when they ask me what my weakness is I'll say "My weakness is resisting the urge to club you over the head with this keyboard for asking me that question". :suss: Woke up this morning...and got myself a blog
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.....Where do you see yourself in 3-5 years time? I hate that question! And I always find myself getting caught offguard when they ask that question, even though I know they will ask that. It's just that I can't seem to get the right answer for it. I mean, I know where I want to be in 3-5 years time, doing what I like best, coding. But I always get the feeling that it's not going to be a good enough answer so I choke up.:sigh: So, what's the interview questions you hate the most?
"if you vote me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" - Michael P. Butler. Support Bone It's a weird Life
Nick Seng wrote: And I always find myself getting caught offguard when they ask that question, even though I know they will ask that. I never understood why people ask that question. WTH do I need to know where do you want to be in 5 years? I just need a good programmer. I hired around 40 programmers on my life, fired some of them, and never asked myself “Wow! I would not have to fire this guy today if I asked him that stupid interview question!” The interview time is a scarce resource: I have 30 minute, maybe one hour, to assess all of your previous programming and work experience, how smart and bright you are, good and bad habits, how much time you’ll need to adapt your working style, asses if you’ll fit in our team, and so on. Why ask stupid questions? In the same category are the “why are balls round?” questions. I believe some interviewers just want you to fail. They’ll keep asking questions until you fail. If you don’t fail, you’re ‘overqualified’. If you do fail, you fell badly, and they’ll be more comfortable to negotiate a lower salary. Due to technical difficulties my previous signature, "I see dumb people" will be off until further notice. Too many people were thinking I was talking about them... :sigh:
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Far be it for me to point out, but this is the lounge. ;)
"if you vote me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" - Michael P. Butler. Support Bone It's a weird Life
It's from The Family Guy. :p Surely no one was offended by the quote.__
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Nick Seng wrote: And I always find myself getting caught offguard when they ask that question, even though I know they will ask that. I never understood why people ask that question. WTH do I need to know where do you want to be in 5 years? I just need a good programmer. I hired around 40 programmers on my life, fired some of them, and never asked myself “Wow! I would not have to fire this guy today if I asked him that stupid interview question!” The interview time is a scarce resource: I have 30 minute, maybe one hour, to assess all of your previous programming and work experience, how smart and bright you are, good and bad habits, how much time you’ll need to adapt your working style, asses if you’ll fit in our team, and so on. Why ask stupid questions? In the same category are the “why are balls round?” questions. I believe some interviewers just want you to fail. They’ll keep asking questions until you fail. If you don’t fail, you’re ‘overqualified’. If you do fail, you fell badly, and they’ll be more comfortable to negotiate a lower salary. Due to technical difficulties my previous signature, "I see dumb people" will be off until further notice. Too many people were thinking I was talking about them... :sigh:
Daniel Turini wrote: If you do fail, you fell badly, and they’ll be more comfortable to negotiate a lower salary. You can say that again!!! :-D
Maxwell Chen
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It's from The Family Guy. :p Surely no one was offended by the quote.__
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Nick Seng wrote: And I always find myself getting caught offguard when they ask that question, even though I know they will ask that. I never understood why people ask that question. WTH do I need to know where do you want to be in 5 years? I just need a good programmer. I hired around 40 programmers on my life, fired some of them, and never asked myself “Wow! I would not have to fire this guy today if I asked him that stupid interview question!” The interview time is a scarce resource: I have 30 minute, maybe one hour, to assess all of your previous programming and work experience, how smart and bright you are, good and bad habits, how much time you’ll need to adapt your working style, asses if you’ll fit in our team, and so on. Why ask stupid questions? In the same category are the “why are balls round?” questions. I believe some interviewers just want you to fail. They’ll keep asking questions until you fail. If you don’t fail, you’re ‘overqualified’. If you do fail, you fell badly, and they’ll be more comfortable to negotiate a lower salary. Due to technical difficulties my previous signature, "I see dumb people" will be off until further notice. Too many people were thinking I was talking about them... :sigh:
Or the interviewers don't have the first clue about interviewing so they keep asking stupid questions. That happenned at my first interview. Most of the questions were like "What are your weeknesses/strengths" and "Who do you most admire?". If I had a better memory I would remember more.
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I wasn't (I even found it funny), but then again, my sister is 21 years old. ;P
"if you vote me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" - Michael P. Butler. Support Bone It's a weird Life
Ever have watched the Korean TV series: [My elder sister is my mother]? ;P
Maxwell Chen
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Nick Seng wrote: And I always find myself getting caught offguard when they ask that question, even though I know they will ask that. I never understood why people ask that question. WTH do I need to know where do you want to be in 5 years? I just need a good programmer. I hired around 40 programmers on my life, fired some of them, and never asked myself “Wow! I would not have to fire this guy today if I asked him that stupid interview question!” The interview time is a scarce resource: I have 30 minute, maybe one hour, to assess all of your previous programming and work experience, how smart and bright you are, good and bad habits, how much time you’ll need to adapt your working style, asses if you’ll fit in our team, and so on. Why ask stupid questions? In the same category are the “why are balls round?” questions. I believe some interviewers just want you to fail. They’ll keep asking questions until you fail. If you don’t fail, you’re ‘overqualified’. If you do fail, you fell badly, and they’ll be more comfortable to negotiate a lower salary. Due to technical difficulties my previous signature, "I see dumb people" will be off until further notice. Too many people were thinking I was talking about them... :sigh:
Daniel Turini wrote: to assess all of your previous programming and work experience, how smart and bright you are, good and bad habits, how much time you’ll need to adapt your working style, asses if you’ll fit in our team, and so on. Oh, they did that too. They just found time to throw that question in at the last moment, when everything was going well up till then. I'm not sure about Brazil, but I've been asked that question in every interview I've been to. You would've thought I'd know how to answer it by now. :doh:
"if you vote me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" - Michael P. Butler. Support Bone It's a weird Life
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Ever have watched the Korean TV series: [My elder sister is my mother]? ;P
Maxwell Chen
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Did you argue your answer to them?
"if you vote me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" - Michael P. Butler. Support Bone It's a weird Life
Nick Seng wrote: Did you argue your answer to them? Nope. After hearing their answer, I didn't think working for them would be any fun, so I just let it go. I would have turned down the job if I'd been given it, but I got my current job before I even heard from them.
Ryan
"Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"