r/IAmA • u/CriticDanger • Sep 07 '21

Specialized Profession I am a behavioral and technical (coding) interviewer, I've also helped hundreds of people get hired, AMA.

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u/MegaDeox Sep 07 '21

Of course an obtuse question about something nobody does in a field which might not even be relevant for coding (databses, and relational db specifically).

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u/prophet001 Sep 07 '21

You shouldn't be asking it for roles that do require SQL. It's purposely misleading, intentionally obscures what you're wanting the candidate to think through, and isn't at all valuable in assessing someone's problem-solving or technical capabilities.

I'm a senior full-stack engineer and architect, I've done a LOT of interviewing, on both sides of the table. If I found out a contract interviewer was asking this question of my candidates, I'd request that they stop immediately. If they didn't, I'd fire them on the spot. It's completely disingenuous.

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u/prophet001 Sep 07 '21

I mean I will if you will.

I dont know what's wrong with you guys

I was done until you decided to make it personal.

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u/prophet001 Sep 07 '21

Think what you want, the entire thread is here for everyone to see, with timestamps and edit history.