I don’t have a particular story. A lot of industries use “competency based questions”, you know “tell us about a time when…”.
They’re awful. If you don’t know what I’m talking about count yourself lucky.
Which would you rather, “write some code to filter off numbers from a list”, or “tell us about a time when you worked with someone difficult. How did you win them over and subsequently become best friends?”.
It is true that the last time I answered that question with, “I put something in their drink every morning to make them more chill,” I did not end up landing that job…
You don’t know how good you’ve got it. The hiring process in other industries is much worse.
Story time?
I don’t have a particular story. A lot of industries use “competency based questions”, you know “tell us about a time when…”.
They’re awful. If you don’t know what I’m talking about count yourself lucky.
Which would you rather, “write some code to filter off numbers from a list”, or “tell us about a time when you worked with someone difficult. How did you win them over and subsequently become best friends?”.
It is true that the last time I answered that question with, “I put something in their drink every morning to make them more chill,” I did not end up landing that job…
for those who this affects, this lands badly