Furthermore, for many people, there's just something about watching that (artificially limited) timer count down that materially impairs their ability to provide a solid solution.
You had me here. I just can't perform my best when put into time constrain. Any advice to overcome this? Because I don't think the interview process is changing for good any time soon.
I wish I had any decent advice - but I don't. When hit with a timer, I typically find that I have one of two responses.
I read the problem statement and I immediately know how to solve this. In this scenario, I often do quite well - even with the clock looming over me. Because it's really just a matter of getting what's already in my brain onto the screen.
I read the problem statement and I have to spend some time simply understanding the question, or formulating a way to solve it. In this scenario, I almost always fail. Because if I have to sit there and mentally solve the issue while the clock is relentlessly counting down, it'll drive me crazy and completely impede my ability to think clearly.
Also in the second case, there is a tiring urge to submit a bad solution. Solution can be improved but I am in a panic mode so the decision I make is to settle down with a solution which I would never even implement in my own project.
You had me here. I just can't perform my best when put into time constrain. Any advice to overcome this? Because I don't think the interview process is changing for good any time soon.
I wish I had any decent advice - but I don't. When hit with a timer, I typically find that I have one of two responses.
I read the problem statement and I immediately know how to solve this. In this scenario, I often do quite well - even with the clock looming over me. Because it's really just a matter of getting what's already in my brain onto the screen.
I read the problem statement and I have to spend some time simply understanding the question, or formulating a way to solve it. In this scenario, I almost always fail. Because if I have to sit there and mentally solve the issue while the clock is relentlessly counting down, it'll drive me crazy and completely impede my ability to think clearly.
Also in the second case, there is a tiring urge to submit a bad solution. Solution can be improved but I am in a panic mode so the decision I make is to settle down with a solution which I would never even implement in my own project.
Like AI's pause a game indefinitely, cause you won't loose.