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@ -284,15 +284,15 @@ Now let's talk business. I will be running an [Uber Mock
Interview][uber-mock-interview] on 2022 June 29th. The mock interview
familiarizes potential candidates with the interview process, hopefully
reducing uncertainty, and thus stress. Listening for a presentation about
Uber's interview process sounds boring; looking at a live interview does not.
For obvious reasons, we cannot live-stream a candidate, so we will do the next
Uber's interview process sounds boring; looking at a live interview — much less
so. For obvious reasons, we cannot live-stream a candidate, we will do the next
best thing: conduct an interview which is for all intents and purposes real,
except I will not get or lose a job if I fail it.
except I will not get or lose a job if I make or fail it.
So we will be conducting a mock interview. Because it should be educational
*and* fun, this is what we will do:
1. I will not know the exercise beforehand. We will all see it, including
myself, at the same time.
myself, at the same moment.
2. I have not done a technical interview for >6 years now, so I did *a bit* of
preparation. Not too much though, like most of us when applying for a job.
3. I may fail the interview, therefore I know I will be stressed more than at
@ -323,5 +323,3 @@ Many thanks to Abhinav Gupta and Tim Miller for reading drafts of this.
me for a referral. Keep in mind, though, that I will spend some time to
understand whether I believe you are a good fit. See the post for my
criteria.