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Flunking my Anthropic interview again

(taylor.town)
369 points surprisetalk | 2 comments | 29 Aug 25 14:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.711s | source
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kashunstva ◴[29 Aug 25 14:44 UTC] No.45064812[source]▶
I have no idea to what extent Anthropic or other employers delve into prospective candidates’ blogs; but this strikes me as too much self-disclosure for one’s own good. We all have idiosyncrasies; but calling oneself weird on a now widely published blog article seems like it risks defeating the goal of making oneself an ideal candidate for many job opportunities. Look, many of my own eccentricities have been (net) valuable to be professionally and personally, but it was probably better they be revealed “organically” rather than through a public act of self-disclosure.
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1. postalcoder ◴[29 Aug 25 14:57 UTC] No.45064983[source]▶
It's a personal blog. I didn't read this as an employer. Someone greener may read this and think "this guy is really hard on himself but, unlike me, he's done so much more! Maybe we'll always feel this way so I should just be kinder to myself."

The modern internet is stuffed to the gills with branding and bravado. Some vulnerability is fine.

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2. surprisetalk ◴[29 Aug 25 14:59 UTC] No.45065019[source]▶
Author here! Thanks for this. This is exactly what I want people to feel :) I'm willing to hurt my chances if it helps others