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Google's “Director of Engineering” Hiring Test

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1764 points fatihky | 1 comments | 13 Oct 16 15:15 UTC | HN request time: 0.206s | source
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kkapelon ◴[13 Oct 16 15:43 UTC] No.12701483[source]▶
They asked me the same questions back in 2012. I was applying for a Java developer position.

The person asking the questions said right from the start that he is not technical (he was a psychologist) and that he had a cheatsheet in front of him.

I passed that telephone call and failed the process later on another call (on the lightbulbs and the 100 floor building)

Really surprised to see that 4 years later they still do this.

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1. frankc ◴[13 Oct 16 19:42 UTC] No.12703460[source]▶
That's really interesting that he said he was a psychologist. I am probably giving them too much credit, but maybe they rare screening for personality with this test and not for technical knowledge. If you handle a frustrating and difficult situation gracefully, perhaps how many answers you got "correct" is irrelevant?