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30 failed and counting

I've sent over 100 resumes and I have never gotten a call back.

I even checked my github traffic and there hasnt been any traffic that wasn't me.

>be handsome
>interviewer is a girl

>instant job offer

>be handsome
>anime
that doesn't add up

>list 3 words to describe your personality and explain why you chose them

>tell me of a time you tried your hardest and failed

>I've sent over 100 resumes
That's your problem. Go fucking visit them.

Well I'm a girl so I just said I can fizzbuzz and got an offer on the spot. Haha boys trying to get jobs in tech xD

Works really for multi-nationals.

nice try

fucking A
>list 3 words to describe your personality and explain why you chose them

Had this recently. hated that.

Nice try but melon-pan is extremely handsome, married, and makes enough to money to support his hobby.

As my last interview was wrapping up, employer asked me if I have any questions. I replied "when do I start?" Ballsy, but it worked.

I got fizzbuzz and failed it. This is NOT a joke. I am an advanced Sup Forums poster and I swear I can out-code most people in /dpt/. The problem was not I didn't get the solution -- it's that I was so familiar with it and clever solutions that the interviewers were baffled. At first they thought I was doing it wrong, and they asked why I didn't just code it like it was described because that way people can actually understand what I was doing.

That's how I failed fizzbuzz.

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Same here. In less that 5 minutes. The next day I rejected. But still. Asked why I was getting the offer in that short time. She says that she could tell that I would fit in. Fuck that.

I have good success in interviews with Pajeets and slavs, but terrible experiences with Chinese guys.

Chinese guys are very intimidating.

lel, this reminds me of someone from my school who said he did fizz-buzz using list comprehensions in python and the interviewer had no idea what he did.

kek, getting cucked by chinks

>white ''''''''''''people''''''''''''

Holy shit, I have the same exact experience here. Most folks, even Pajeets didn't put much pressure on me during interviews and I felt relaxed. The gooks that interviewed me were more interested in making themselves look smart. It's almost like they were compensating for something...

They know how to get rid of the trash.

Resume probably looks shit

What the fuck is with all these FizzBuzz interview questions? Am I the only one getting complex data structures and algorithms? Nevermind the ACM level questions... And that's just for an internship.

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Like what? The hardest question I got was an dynamic programming question at Twitter.

The Microsoft internship interview was tricky. Their questions are always ambiguous, and you have to ask the right questions to succeed. The problems themselves aren't difficult, just tricky.

You're probably interning at places that actually know what they're looking for.
FizzBuzz is a basic way to tell if people actually know what they're doing or if they're pajeet monkeys. Depending on how you form the answer, it's clear on whether or not you can actually program or if you just write spaghetti code.

Never succeeded in any, except for one which was some lame object oriented problem. I've only had a couple of interviews, most have been phone interviews.

>Asked to do problem on white board
>All of the markers were nearly dry

Apply for a 3 month IT internship
> Send in your resume 8 months before the internship starts
Easy enough
> Complete the online personality quiz
Easy enough
> Play this game that tells us how good you are at management and EI
It's fucking Diner Dash with horrifying mash up faces
> Video record yourself answering these questions:
> 1. What does a customer mean to you
> 2. Tell us about a time you shared a moment with a customer
> 3. What current technologies can our finance institution use for customers
This shit was so fucking hard. You dress up, turn on your shitty laptop camera and stare directly into it. The questions are simply prompted on screen, you have 15 seconds to think and 30 seconds to reply. Casual filter for HR
> Come to our finals round and make a paper plane assembly, speed date managers and get chummy with everyone
Easier than the rest, but mostly because I'd just gotten a different IT job by this point and simply didn't give a fuck anymore. Only went along because I'd made it so far and was curious. Spent more time talking about shoes and how important 'culture' is to the work environment

On the plus side, they kept me on after the internship and I make decent money. Finishing uni this year and can expect 70k+

>IT

>internship #2
>user analyze this, input a bunch name and tell me whats wrong with the answer
>6 people looking at me
>looking at the names I come up with
>running out of names
>come on this is not even programming related, don't get fucking stuck with goddamn names, what has Sup Forums taught me?
>type in pajeet instinctivley
>brown guy stares at me and clears throat
>tag says gonzalez
phew
and nothing ever came out of that

>"pruhfessional qualities question"
answer in corporat meems
>"technical question" ]
take short amount of time to think, provide a concise answer yet explain thought process clearly
>"random questions that don't fit into conventional interview categories"
Provide short answer. Add humor. Give a chance for the interviewer to add clarification questions in between.

Imo, try to keep as close to the truth with all the HR meme questions. Makes it easier to talk naturally.

>most have been phone interviews.
those are the best
I could bullshit my way out of anything on the phone

Post github link

this is also me.

>I've sent over 100 resumes
Holy shit! Did it not come to you that you might be doing something wrong after say 20, 40, 60, 80?

>hmm no one is responding to any of these applications
>"i should ask around"
>*ask family*.
>get meme replies
>*ask irc*
>get meme replies
>*ask reddit*
>get meme replies
>*finally ask here*
>get insults

Perhaps you have transcended to a level of irony where everything has become a meme

kek

>show up for interview
>told that they're not accepting white males at this time
>mfw

Geeze, you guys have had it rough. Here is my current job's process.

apply to all the large 3d studios within Toronto

Everyone wants online resume submissions, they aren't even bothing with request for portfolios except for ubisoft.

Get call for interview in a week at one of the bigger studios.

Shit shit, make a new demo reel. Cut that easily enough from stuff I worked on before ( 5 years at one of their competitors ).

My turn to interview (im the only one there atm), walked to a board room, 6 people on one side of a conference table, a 72inch tv with my reel on it on the opposing wall.

Stantard hello, did you find the place ok, have a seat, and shaking all the hands.

Instant question "we were a bit confused as to what you did in you demo reel" (wtf?, did not expect it to be confusing).
"could you describe what parts you made in this first shot here"
So I describe I did everyone on screen except the 2 main characters, did all the props, background tree, background buildings, and the giant prop the characters are fucking destroying.

" oh ok, what about this one "

literally goes on for every single shot in my reel, its all shit I did, thats hte point of a demo reel...... to show your stuff. was super weird
they let it just play as I descbribe in each like 5 second shot what like 80% of what you see i made. ( just the models ).

Then the super quiet guys who look like they sleep once a month ask me technical questions. What software you use, what is your process for this and that. Then into specific tech talk 4 of the 6 dont understand, but the 2 workaholics do.

Whole thing lasted like a half hour.

The second they just sat there and let me describe what I did was so damn weird, Id never encounted anything like that before.

Interview over, handshakes, we will send out emails later this week.

I got a phone call, literally. 7 minutes later, moment Im about to get on the subway.

You start next monday.

Great Success!!

>gamedev
enjoy your suicide

haven't nabbed a job, but i've been getting better in the interviews so some advice
>never mention money, even if in passing. managers will see you as someone who will leave to make more money later
>only apply to jobs in your local area, unless your skills are very hard to find.
i got 3 phone interviews from out of state in a month of searching, once i applied locally i got 3 in the first week.
>if the job posting says 3 years experience, only apply if you have 2-3 years experience at least. same for positions you over-qualify for, don't apply.
>stretch the truth but don't go too far

I haven't started looking for jobs yet but I'm relatively sure that its normal for employers to ask you specifically about work you've done. Whether they request a complete and comprehensive technical guide or just some abstraction should vary, but it puts you on the spot so you have to show that you know what you're doing.

I would definitely ask a prospective employee about a comprehensive explanation of their work experience in order to gauge what they know.

major CS
minor Wimin studies

One of my roommates had to redraw an IR transmitter and receiver schematic with certain specs given by the interviewers from a class he took over a year before the interview *from memory*. Apparently they really just wanted to see how well he could retain material and work on his toes.

i got hired for a place that was a shithole
they used me to fix something in the interview
it'd have cost them thousands to fix it

These are so sad and funny I can't tell if they're actually true.

my sides
interviews = free labor

i noticed his desktop wallpaper, we talk about brasilian jiu jujitsu for 20 mintes, my qualifications for 5. he calls me back the next day and asks me to start the following monday.

I've offered to work for free for a few weeks to allow them to see if I fit their impression of an ideal candidate.

I think it may have worked for me on one occasion. I was applying for an engineering position at a small medical device company.

If yoyu're having difficulty, why not try it user?

i noticed his desktop wallpaper, we talk about a grassy meadow and the clouds for 20 mintes, my qualifications for 5. he calls me back the next day and asks me to start the following monday.

>I've offered to work for free

lmao what a cuck!!

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well, it may have worked. Maybe you're more fortunate.
Maybe I would've got an extra 3 weeks pay; or maybe I would've still been unemployed for a month.

Sounds like the interviewers were shit then

D R Y

>rajeev

Well, that explains it

nah, im at a movie/tv studio, enjoying being a sr. on a $100 mil movie.

Isn't this illegal?

Did you do anything or just sit there and cry?

Yes, in America at least it's actually illegal for them to even bring up race, ethnicity, age, or a disability during an interview.

what about iq tests?

FUCKING WHITE MALE

I don't know about them but jobs are allowed to have physical tests if the work they do is physically demanding. Work experience, certifications, and diplomas are probably a safer way for employers to screen out candidates.

oh and gender that was another one

Only if you're not a white male. Pic related is the Huffington Post.

lmao

People will hire you based on your IQ alone if you join an IQ organization.

>not a single black woman

HuffPo confirmed for racist.

"What's your experience"
>just out of school with required cert
>had next level down cert and 2 years of work experience with it
"Do you have any questions for us?"
>ask a few related to how they do things here, being a remote location

"See you on Monday at the orientation!"

Wew lad. And that's how I got my first full time job as a paramedic.


What are some non programming related tech jobs, Sup Forums? I don't have the brain thinking for coding logic, I've tried it before. Occasionally I assemble, repair, or clean computers for coworkers and friends for cash on the side. Was thinking of starting my own geek squad, but on principals of honesty, as well as assembling computers for clients. I figure I would be better off asking biz in how do, but what does Sup Forums think of doing that on the side?

Did you at least get rejection letters?

You don't get those in the US.

Are you indian?

I got them from a bunch of US-based companies. If you get rejection letters then it's a positive sign.

so. many. macfagbooks.

disgusting

>If you get rejection letters then it's a positive sign.
Wat

>apply for an IT intern position
>phone interview goes fine, recruiter tells me the interview will probably just be her + the IT head
>they gangbang me with six people
>one of them doesn't even show up on time and interrupts me in the middle of the first question
>some guy I knew from high school is on the panel because I mentioned him in the phone interview
>they ask me a bunch of IT security questions
>have pretty much the same answer for each one (consult documentation, report it, take action if it's allowed, from previous internships corporate IT departments are really touchy when it comes to just going in balls deep on your own judgement)
>retardedly mention that while I am a CS major I don't enjoy programming too much (there is more to CS than software engineering after all)
>one of the hipster looking shitheads grills me on it
>leave feeling assraped
>"we'll let you know in a week"
>never got a call back
Was worth the experience, I guess.

>It looks like traffic to your repository is a little light. Go spread the word and check back later!

Same desu senpai. I thought I'd be safe because tech is an apparently "booming" field, but I'll probably be lucky to get paid $12 as a front end web dev when I graduate in a quarter.

Thank you for your interest in the Helpdesk Support Technician position at W.J. Bradley Mortgage Capital Corp. We have had the opportunity to review your resume and regret to inform you that we have chosen to pursue other candidates whose skills, background, and education more closely match our needs.

We will keep your resume on file for 6 months and contact you in the future if a position becomes available that more closely matches your qualifications.

Again, we appreciate your interest in W.J. Bradley. We wish you the best of luck in your job search.

Sincerely,

The Human Resources Team

W.J. Bradley Mortgage Capital Corp

I think that's worse than not getting a letter. It means they won't consider hiring you if their first choice doesn't work out.

I mean it's a positive sign that you're choosing the right places to submit your resume. If you get no rejection letters after hundreds of resume submissions, then it's likely that no one has ever read your resume or the job listing is fake.

>first appliance
>be 19
>200 questinons
>120 insta answers
>tomorow job offer
Idk, wasnt that hard

No.

>Been on one back there
>asked few questions
>nailed it duz Im awesome
long story short, been working there for 3 yrs now

>working at a casino as a bitch worker
>see IT opening
>apply
>get interview because internal transfer priority
>using my charisma to land a call back
>have no certs or job experience
>director impressed with my academic background despite no experience or certs
>now working an IT job that requires a bachelors and certs without meeting the requirements making 40k a year


Honestly if you can fake confidence and smooth talk your way in you can get anything. Don't sperg out, keep calm and bottle up your autism.

[spoiler]im actually working on all my certs as we speak and the company provides tuition reimbursement lmao[/spoiler]

baka senpai fml

maybe they see shitty school and immediately throw it away

How do I hide my autism?

It's still good because it's warning to you that there's a lot of competition for the position and likely a high turnover rate at the company you're applying to.

these letters keep coming and coming, some curry nigger probably got the job too. Fuck H1-B, fuck desktop support, and fuck my life.


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>Graduate with degree in CE
>Interview for coding position at government contractor company
>HR lady said interview would be with 2-3 people
>Sit down with 5 CS coders, 2 managers and 1 HR
>Fifteen minutes of pleasantries/easy questions asking about me
>Coders take over
>Hour and a half interview pulling apart my resume and asking in-depth technical questions about every project I had listed, some things going back years
>Nailed every question.
>Offer two days later

Honestly, the key is to know what you put on your resume backwards and forwards + how to not be shit at coding.
If you get an interview, chances are you'll get the job if you can do that.

this desu

Here's some experience as an interviewer:

>be me
>back when I was working on Windows Desktop software and drivers
>MFC, Win32, multithreading, device I/O
>asked to come interview a college grad
>boss warns him, "watch out, he's a REALLY tough interviewer"
>ask him what experience he has in relevant areas
>basically zero
>ask him what he can tell about MFC. Zero.
>what about Win32. Zero.
>literally nothing to ask the guy about
>guy says, "whew! He said you were going to be really tough!"
>I just Bert stare him, he doesn't realize he failed completely since he has zero value to the team

When I graduated, I already had a couple years of real-world Win32 programming experience. I could tell you about multithreading, synchronization mechanisms, file I/O, etc. I would probably fail today's nit-picky language lawyer bullshit interview questions, but I knew how to get shit done.

Oh, and just before *I* graduated, I went out and interviewed.

>talk about my several years of experience writing software
>in production use (still in use today in 2016, in fact)
>interviewers ignore everything
>"What about this senior project you did?"
>Uhhh. Yeah, I did that as a junior because I skipped the intro classes. It's really not a big deal. Just writing some documentation and making a small program.
>We were nominated best in show by our peers.
>"So, is it currently being used?"
>Uh, I don't know. I'm not the one who had the contact at the hospital.
>Grimaces all around.

The idiots ignored relevant experience and only cared about how my bullshit pseudo-thesis project went. And they ignored the fact that ours was -- by far -- the best of that entire year.

>Didn't get interviews because I applied for retail jobs. No quals in IT
>Get an apprenticeship as an IT Technician
>Got another IT Technician job but with more money.

It's all about asking questions. I take a little book with me with a list of potential questions. It's a prompt.

Know how to maintain a conversation without memes.

Then lie to yourself and believe you are the hottest shit around. Don't be over the top but enough that you can fake cofidence to everyone around you.

Also when you talk you got to be charismatic. Speak as if you know what you are talking about and being able to know where your limits are but want to keep improving yourself.

Sure knowing what kind of person sitting across from you interviewing you also helps. Tech field jobs mean the people are like you but more matured and refined so hook them into conversation instead of them listing you questions. The more they are into the conversation and move away from their script the more it shows interest and landing the job.

Also it doesn't hurt to be persistent but try to examine that fine line between persistence and desperation/annoyance.

I hope this helps out a bit. This is coming from a former autismo that had to learn to act like a norm i.e. After years of working hospitality.

I have two that are noteworthy
>be in interview
>interviewer is a woman, been in her current position for 4 years
>its second and final round of interviews, company is checking for fit not qualifications
>about ten minutes into the interview, which is going well, there's an audible fart
>ignore it, continue the interview
>less than half a minute later, another, louder fart
>woman shifts uncomfortably
>another, wetter one happens a couple seconds later
>she excuses herself and leaves quickly
>I sit there, unsure what to do
>fifteen minutes later, she's still not back
>pretty sure at this point she's hoping I just left, but I want the job so I'm staying put
>several more minutes pass
>stand up and walk around a little bit, sit back down
>more than half an hour after she left, a secretary comes in and tells me the interviewer cannot return
>go home
>get a call the next day telling me I got the job
>occasionally see the woman at work, and she always finds somewhere else to be
>never talk to her again
But that's not the most awkward interview I've ever had

>interviewing for my first job out of college
>its shit, but such is life
>full blown proto-SWJ (this was before such a term existed)
>she's got to be in her mid-thirties, overweight, not at all attractive
>asks me if I have a girlfriend
>I'm 22
>tell her that's really not an appropriate question
>she is upset, continues the interview
>at the end of the interview she tells me I'm a decent applicant, but she could help me out if I were to take her on a date
>nope.avi.exe
>thank her for the interview and leave immediately without shaking her hand
I didn't get that job.

>Am I the only one getting complex data structures and algorithms?

That's not relevant to 98% of all software development jobs. Seriously, it's kind of laughable how much people care about it, given that it's simply *NOT* an issue.

Here's an example: an old coworker of mine moved away, and I went to visit. He told me about a project he took on. Someone had a database-backed system that ran extremely slowly. He started poking around. Turns out that when they needed to update a field, they would do the following:

1) Create a new database.
2) Copy the current database to the new database, except for the row to be updated.
3) Populate the new database's row with the data from the current database, except for the column to be updated.
4) Update the new column.
5) Close the old database.
6) Delete the old database.
7) Create a new database with the old name.
8) Copy the entire 'new' database to the 'old' (now new) database.

The vast, vast majority of software is down to simply not understanding how to use the APIs put in front of you. Personally, the biggest optimization I ever did was to replace this:

for (int y = 0; y < height; y++)
for (int x = 0; x < width; x++)
{
array[y][x].x = 0;
array[y][x].y = 0;
array[y][x].set = 0;
array[y][x].length = 0;
array[y][x].dest_x = 0;
array[y][x].dest_y = 0;
}


With this:
ZeroMemory(array, sizeof(array));


The programmer who had written the atrocious code said on the phone, "wow, I can really tell you studied Computer Science".

Keep sending them, and refine or lie on your resume if need be.