Questions tagged [interview]
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Is it common for a programmer not to know the difference between C and C++? [closed]
During an interview, I was asked whether I knew the difference between C and C++.
I was wondering why such question being asked?
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Any tips on getting hired as a software project manager straight out of college? [closed]
I graduated with a BS in compsci last September, and I've been trying (unsuccessfully) to find a job as a project manager ever since.
I fell in love with software engineering (the formal practice ...
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How do the algorithms to solve problems encountered in interviews translate into real world solutions? [closed]
I have recently finished an undergraduate course in computer science and I am looking for a job. During the search I encountered several interesting (and tough) problems that needed clever algorithms ...
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Company wants thoughts about their site during interview [closed]
I have an initial phone interview coming up with a company for a Senior Web Developer position and in the email they asked to prepare by signing up on their site because they'd like to hear my ...
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Why I'm not selected in an interview? [closed]
I'm working in development for 4 years, and 3.5 in PHP - why I don't seem to be able to be selected in an interview.
I want to know what special things the interviewer wants to see in candidates - ...
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How to handle interview questions on programming style [closed]
As a C++-programmer in interviews I repeatedly found myself in situations were the interviewer wanted to probe my knowledge of good programming style. These typically were centered around basic ...
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Interview assignment: how long is reasonable? [closed]
So I'm hiring for a senior developer/team lead role for an ASP.NET MVC3 project. This is a big deal position for our team as this person will lead one of our two main products--a product that hasn't ...
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Floyd's algorithm [closed]
Is it possible(expected) for an individual to figure out(having never seen it before) the algorithm if asked at an interview? What other problems have equally interesting solutions?
Edit: Due to the ...
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Object Oriented Programming Concepts and Interviews [closed]
I'm an Object Oriented Programming fanatic. I have always believed in modelling solutions in terms of objects. It is something that comes to me naturally. I work with a services start up that ...
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Are there currently any modern, standardized, aptitude test for software engineering? [closed]
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I am a working software engineer who is in the midst of seeking out a new contract for the next year or so. In my search, I am enduring several absurd technical interviews as indicated by ...
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Interview approaches and questions for a software developer intern [closed]
What are some good ideas, common approaches and appropriate questions that you would bring when interviewing a software development intern to join your team?
I really don't have expectations of any ...
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JavaScript Phone Screen [closed]
For a simple phone screen question we generally always ask about scoping rules. It's clearly one of the biggest gotchas of JavaScript. Out of everyone we ask almost everyone insists that in an if or ...
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C# Multithreading Interview questions for a senior developer/designer position
I wonder what sort of interview questions were asked to a senior developer or technical consultant on multithreading.
Kindly provide me some of the interview questions which were asked in the ...
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Are 9 to 5 programmers looked down upon?
I would consider myself a 9 to 5 programmer. What I mean by this, is that I have a programming job, but after I leave work, I leave my work there and do not take it home. I very much enjoy my career ...
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Is there a useful correlation between choice of web-browser/search engine and good quality programmers? [closed]
After a round of interviews earlier this year, which included some practical questions with access to a computer, I noticed that, at least for the applicants we were seeing, there was a high inverse ...
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Are time restrictions on technical tests a good thing? [closed]
So we're having an internal debate on whether the time restriction that we have in place for our technical test a good thing. I thought I would open it out to the community. So what are your thoughts ...
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Interview question: which is the time period estimated by you to learn Java [closed]
At my last interview(it was a phone interview) I was asked: "Which is the time period in which you can learn Java?". I've answered that I believe that in 2-3 month I'm able to write good code for non-...
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I'm scared for my technical phone interview for an internship! [closed]
[EDIT 2.0 ]Hello everyone. This is my second phone interview for a development internship. My very first one was okay, but I didn't get my dream internship. Now, I'm facing fears about this upcoming ...
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What can I do when the interviewer doesn't know the answer to his/her own question? [closed]
Yesterday I had a terrible experience in an interview.
Interviewer asked me about pure virtual function.
I said, It may or may not have definition in base class, but derived classes should provide ...
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How you prepared for your .NET interview? [closed]
I gave many interviews in the last few years and each time I found the interviewers are not satisfied with what I know. My first company only developed desktop Windows applications using .NET. They ...
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Good questions to ask the CEO and CTO of a start-up during an interview [closed]
There are numerous questions on this site regarding questions to ask a potential employer during an interview. However, I was wondering if there were specific questions that should be asked when ...
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Technical interview and programmer ability [closed]
What I will say might be a tad controversial in nature but I am very disheartened today - and so I will ask this.
I just had an interview with a major tech firm for an internship position, where I ...
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How to deal with Interviews where HR is missing? [closed]
The situation:
Person X, who already has a full-time job, applies to Company A. Money is good at A, but the real reason X had applied is 'cause the work at A really excites X.
Next someone from the ...
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What's an assessment day and what kind of individual & group based programming activities are involved? [closed]
The only things that I know:
An assessment day is much more than a simple interview. Actually 1 or more interviews are just a part of it.
Both individual and group based programming activities are ...
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Acceptable # Lines of Code for Projects to be Presented to Interviewer? [closed]
I'm going to graduate soon and I've been thinking. I have a few really small projects/scripts (~100-200 LOC) that I made on my free time and I have them on Github. I was wondering if they are "worthy" ...
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What should a C++ developer expect on an interview at a Rails company? [closed]
I have been working on C++ backend large scale apps for over 5 years. I'm doing TDD, using STL and Boost etc. I decided I need a change and about year ago started learning Ruby, and few months ago I ...
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Should I drop in on local businesses and offer my services as an intern to get experience? [closed]
I am trying to get an entry-level developer job, but have no relevant experience. I am able to code C#, SQL, HTML, and CSS and understand principles of OOP and have completed a couple of applications ...
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Can I advance my career in the USA if I lack local networking? [closed]
I'm a web developer with 10 years of experience in the Microsoft stack. I was brought to the US by my company, but my contract has ended.
I want to continue pursuing a career in the US, but it seems ...
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better way to learn programming with the intention of getting a job? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to get a job with no experience?
So I've worked on a desktop software coding Swing GUI for past 2 years.
I feel that even having a live website selling my java desktop ...
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How to react to wrong/not answered questions during interview? [closed]
Today I have held my first interview with potential interns.
While this has been mostly open questions, I have had some trivial programming tasks for them:
Write a function that returns true if ...
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How do you answer the question, "where do you see yourself in 5 years?" [closed]
What do recruiters expect you to answer when they ask, "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?" Something like:
I want to improve my technical skills ... blah-blah-blah ... architect?
Is it just ...
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How do I impress employers with my resume? [closed]
I built an entire website from scratch in 10 days which looks and feels professional with the site being unique. The site has features like logging in, sending activation emails, tag/content search (...
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Do companies hire software developers that are aspiring entrepreneurs? [closed]
There are developers out there that not only write code and solve problems, but aspire to one day be an entrepreneur and run their own company. They may participate in open source projects, go to ...
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How can I get better at whiteboard interview questions? [closed]
I have sat on interviews and noticed a big disparity between individuals of similar competency at answering questions on a whiteboard during an interview.
Generally, being able to clearly explain ...
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How to handle onsite interviews with multiple companies? [closed]
I currently live in Thailand now. I have done phone interviews with few companies in San Francisco and passed all of them.
Now the problem is I have onsite interviews with 3 companies, and they are ...
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Coding site with test harness for basic data structures like linked list,graph,strings etc [closed]
I just took an Amazon online test and I messed it up badly. I am out of practice and have low confidence in writing code.
Are there any coding sites with test harnesses for basic data structures and ...
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Why do technical/programming phone screens focus on inheritance? [closed]
I've noticed that in most technical phone screens, programming questions tend to focus on inheritance. For instance:
If a class is intended to be inherited, what should you do with the destructor? (...
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How can I gauge a candidate's ability to learn in an interview? [closed]
We are hiring for a small development department within a medium sized company for which software is not the main line of business. As such, we are attempting to recruit what we have labeled a Senior ...
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Choosing the right programmer among a class of undergrads [closed]
I am a CS undergrad but I landed a programming job last year and I like it a lot. We are currently 3 programmer in the development section of the company and we have to work with pretty much anything ...
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How can I answer interview questions about developing in a team when I've always been a lone developer? [closed]
In an interview, I was asked about about my experiences in developing in team settings. However, I've been self taught and have only worked on projects on my own. How would you go about answering this ...
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What do I need to do, to get placed in any software company? [closed]
I'm doing my 3rd year CSE Engineering. I guess this is the right time to ask this question!
As in the next year, I'm going to do projects, "get my hands dirty". And there is only few days left out, ...
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UI Developer Interview Question [closed]
I keep getting the following question in interviews; and judging from the reactions I've gotten, I'm not giving the best answer. "What methodology do you use for developing user interfaces?" Which ...
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interview for an internship but I think I may be unprepared [closed]
I have an interview for a C++ internship position. Now, the thing is I've taken two out of three quarters of the basic CS classes (in C++) at my community college and we covered the basics up to ...
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How would you explain HTTP to a lay person [closed]
I got this question in one of the interviews I took. I started by explaining that it is like a set of rules that should be followed while moving resources around, but I did not feel convinced. Is ...
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How can I inspire engineers to positively conduct telephone interviews [closed]
Our (mid-size) company (with 150 employees) has witnessed considerable growth since last year, and as a result we have been conducting lots of interviews to hire more and more engineers to bring new ...
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Want to do some damage control [closed]
I applied for a job in a company. The initial conversation went well.They sent me an assignment and asked me to write a web application, and send it in a specified time. It seemed fairly simple. I ...
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How effective are "game programs" in interviews? [closed]
I write business applications for a living. Often, for whatever reason, an interviewer asks me to write up a program to solve some kind of game like problem. I find this to be an inappropriate ...
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Why was I asked general, non-technical questions during an interview? [closed]
I got through the first phone interview at Amazon last week and they asked some basic technical questions during that interview.
Today, I had my second phone-interview and I prepared myself well ...
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The 10 minutes technical interview [closed]
I must do a quick assessment of dozens of fresh students very quickly. I have 30 minutes meeting with each of them (in two or three days). I want to use most of the time to discuss non technical ...
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Should an interviewer be prepared to answer any question he asks? [closed]
As I gain more professional experience, I've become a bit more skeptical about a lot of the politics of the interview process. In particular, I'm curious to know if y'all think it's ok to ask the ...
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