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Preamble I'm looking around for a new job, better if not in my home town. Last Thursday i had an interview for a job and one of the technical questions was how i would have solved a problem that they described to me; I was just able to propose a partial solution, they added more details during my answer that made the problem tougher than it appeared. At the end of the interview i asked which was the solution for that specific problem and they answered that they didn't know, since it still was an open issue for their development plans; moreover they promised they would have given me an answer in any case. Since then the problem remained in my head, and it is a couple of days that I think to have found a solution. What should I do: -call them to propose the solution -wait for them to call me back and then tell them i could help -something else Thanks for your help
Do tell them that you believe you have a solution. If they haven't already solved it the developers might want to meet you and you can get a feel of the culture in the company, besides the fact that you show some initiative and that is what most companies want.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello Any organization is like a tree full of monkeys. The monkeys on top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. The monkeys on the bottom look up and see nothing but assholes.
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Preamble I'm looking around for a new job, better if not in my home town. Last Thursday i had an interview for a job and one of the technical questions was how i would have solved a problem that they described to me; I was just able to propose a partial solution, they added more details during my answer that made the problem tougher than it appeared. At the end of the interview i asked which was the solution for that specific problem and they answered that they didn't know, since it still was an open issue for their development plans; moreover they promised they would have given me an answer in any case. Since then the problem remained in my head, and it is a couple of days that I think to have found a solution. What should I do: -call them to propose the solution -wait for them to call me back and then tell them i could help -something else Thanks for your help
Write up an outline of the solution, enough that they can work with it and email it to the client, not the agency! Even if you do not get the job you are showing imitative and they may actually be waiting for you to get back to them. It also shows that you cannot let a problem go unsolved, always a good trait in a developer. It costs you nothing and there may be a serious upside to helping the company.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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Preamble I'm looking around for a new job, better if not in my home town. Last Thursday i had an interview for a job and one of the technical questions was how i would have solved a problem that they described to me; I was just able to propose a partial solution, they added more details during my answer that made the problem tougher than it appeared. At the end of the interview i asked which was the solution for that specific problem and they answered that they didn't know, since it still was an open issue for their development plans; moreover they promised they would have given me an answer in any case. Since then the problem remained in my head, and it is a couple of days that I think to have found a solution. What should I do: -call them to propose the solution -wait for them to call me back and then tell them i could help -something else Thanks for your help
If you are interested in the job call them. That can help you get it...
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V) תפסיק לספר לה' כמה הצרות שלך גדולות, תספר לצרות שלך כמה ה' גדול!
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Preamble I'm looking around for a new job, better if not in my home town. Last Thursday i had an interview for a job and one of the technical questions was how i would have solved a problem that they described to me; I was just able to propose a partial solution, they added more details during my answer that made the problem tougher than it appeared. At the end of the interview i asked which was the solution for that specific problem and they answered that they didn't know, since it still was an open issue for their development plans; moreover they promised they would have given me an answer in any case. Since then the problem remained in my head, and it is a couple of days that I think to have found a solution. What should I do: -call them to propose the solution -wait for them to call me back and then tell them i could help -something else Thanks for your help
just call them :thumbsup:
In code we trust !
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Preamble I'm looking around for a new job, better if not in my home town. Last Thursday i had an interview for a job and one of the technical questions was how i would have solved a problem that they described to me; I was just able to propose a partial solution, they added more details during my answer that made the problem tougher than it appeared. At the end of the interview i asked which was the solution for that specific problem and they answered that they didn't know, since it still was an open issue for their development plans; moreover they promised they would have given me an answer in any case. Since then the problem remained in my head, and it is a couple of days that I think to have found a solution. What should I do: -call them to propose the solution -wait for them to call me back and then tell them i could help -something else Thanks for your help
Call them and let them know the solution. It will surely help you in your future.
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Preamble I'm looking around for a new job, better if not in my home town. Last Thursday i had an interview for a job and one of the technical questions was how i would have solved a problem that they described to me; I was just able to propose a partial solution, they added more details during my answer that made the problem tougher than it appeared. At the end of the interview i asked which was the solution for that specific problem and they answered that they didn't know, since it still was an open issue for their development plans; moreover they promised they would have given me an answer in any case. Since then the problem remained in my head, and it is a couple of days that I think to have found a solution. What should I do: -call them to propose the solution -wait for them to call me back and then tell them i could help -something else Thanks for your help
Remember your idea is your intellectual property and there is no onus on them to behave honourably. Ring them - if you believe in fairies. Personally I would leave things on the strength of your interview. If you get a call back by all means let them know you have made some further progress on a solution.
Peter Wasser "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
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Write up an outline of the solution, enough that they can work with it and email it to the client, not the agency! Even if you do not get the job you are showing imitative and they may actually be waiting for you to get back to them. It also shows that you cannot let a problem go unsolved, always a good trait in a developer. It costs you nothing and there may be a serious upside to helping the company.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
Don't think I'd give them the solution, just let them know that I have one. They can get the solution if they decide to hire me :)
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Preamble I'm looking around for a new job, better if not in my home town. Last Thursday i had an interview for a job and one of the technical questions was how i would have solved a problem that they described to me; I was just able to propose a partial solution, they added more details during my answer that made the problem tougher than it appeared. At the end of the interview i asked which was the solution for that specific problem and they answered that they didn't know, since it still was an open issue for their development plans; moreover they promised they would have given me an answer in any case. Since then the problem remained in my head, and it is a couple of days that I think to have found a solution. What should I do: -call them to propose the solution -wait for them to call me back and then tell them i could help -something else Thanks for your help
Of course, this response reflects my own biases, and it's not offered as "advice:" I would not call, or contact, the company; the fact they tried to use a job interview to get a free consult does not impress me.
« I am putting myself to the fullest possible use which is all, I think, that any conscious entity can ever hope to do » HAL (Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer) in "2001, A Space Odyssey"
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Preamble I'm looking around for a new job, better if not in my home town. Last Thursday i had an interview for a job and one of the technical questions was how i would have solved a problem that they described to me; I was just able to propose a partial solution, they added more details during my answer that made the problem tougher than it appeared. At the end of the interview i asked which was the solution for that specific problem and they answered that they didn't know, since it still was an open issue for their development plans; moreover they promised they would have given me an answer in any case. Since then the problem remained in my head, and it is a couple of days that I think to have found a solution. What should I do: -call them to propose the solution -wait for them to call me back and then tell them i could help -something else Thanks for your help
Call them and let them know the solution - a nicely written document/email would help. If they don't hire you it's perhaps not worth working for them anyway(I don't mean this in a spiteful manner)as it probably won't be a culture where you and your skills are appreciated - also you would have done a good deed. If they do hire you - congratulations :)
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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Of course, this response reflects my own biases, and it's not offered as "advice:" I would not call, or contact, the company; the fact they tried to use a job interview to get a free consult does not impress me.
« I am putting myself to the fullest possible use which is all, I think, that any conscious entity can ever hope to do » HAL (Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer) in "2001, A Space Odyssey"
I was thinking the same
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
