From 825a4882ee369609c0c88ef5af8b792081747546 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alexander Goussas Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2026 11:38:34 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] refactor: update wording and fix some typos --- ...07-03-what-ive-learnt-after-one-year-of-interviews.smd | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/2026-07-03-what-ive-learnt-after-one-year-of-interviews.smd b/content/2026-07-03-what-ive-learnt-after-one-year-of-interviews.smd index 5c4adc8..edabcc7 100644 --- a/content/2026-07-03-what-ive-learnt-after-one-year-of-interviews.smd +++ b/content/2026-07-03-what-ive-learnt-after-one-year-of-interviews.smd @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ next section. I've had candidates interviewing for a Java position that do not know the language. In these cases, there is simply nothing I can do. We state at the beginning what the candidate is interviewing for and ask if they are comfortable -continuing with the interview. Even so, so I've candidates not knowing how to +continuing with the interview. Even so, so I've had candidates not knowing how to declare a variable or write a method, because they are clearly not acquainted with the language. In these cases, if the candidate shows good reasoning skills and expresses having proficiency with other tools, then I would reject them but @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ just need to hear out loud what you are thinking. I don't why, but there is many people that overestimate their knowledge. The reason that would make the most sense to me is that they have always been in a -bubble and have never had to get out of their confort zone, so they literally do +bubble and have never had to get out of their comfort zone, so they literally do not know how little they know. These candidates often show themselves overconfident and even arrogant, but when I start to ask basic architecture and design questions, they don't even understand what I'm asking because they've @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ it. A lack of humility, if you may. ### Concealing use of AI tools -This, along with the next point, is one of the most things infuriating +This, along with the next point, is one of the most infuriating things candidates do for me as an interviewer. They would not share their whole screen and glance furtively and repeatedly to the side before writing any piece of code. I've even had candidates using sunglasses during the interview, claiming @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ technical. If I ask a question to a candidate, it's because I have complete command over the subject. So, if said candidate starts giving a bullshit answer because they don't actually know, I will notice immediately. I remember on one ocasion in an -Organic Chemistry class me and some comrades had to present a paper. One of my +Organic Chemistry class me and some classmates had to present a paper. One of my classmates was completely lost, and started bullshitting the professor, who called him out on that right away. I remember thinking how does one even attempt that, and I think the same when it happens to me during interviews. Honestly, -- 2.43.0