Domenico Solazzo Posted on Apr 8, 2020 Tell Me The Question You HATED The Most During a Job Interview #discuss #career #jobs What is the most HATED question you have received during a Job Interview? Let's go! Top comments (16) Subscribe Personal Trusted User Create template Templates let you quickly answer FAQs or store snippets for re-use. Submit Preview Dismiss Collapse Expand Nadia Guarracino Nadia Guarracino Nadia Guarracino Follow Evil scientist-wannabe but just a Front-End Dev for now Location Milan Work Web Engineer Joined Nov 22, 2019 • Apr 8 '20 Dropdown menu Copy link Hide 4+ years of experience as a front-end, 2 full working apps on my cv made entirely by myself plus several projects, I had to hear me asking: 'So... do you know, you know, what's an API? Like, REST'? I answered, a bit shocked: 'It's the basics'. Still shocked. Collapse Expand Domenico Solazzo Domenico Solazzo Domenico Solazzo Follow Engineering Manager. Software Developer. Coffee Lover. Opinions are my own. Location Oslo, Norway Education MSc in Software Development Work Software Engineer Joined Feb 9, 2020 • Apr 8 '20 Dropdown menu Copy link Hide Was tech people interviewing you? If yes, that's very bad sign. Otherwise, they are just business people checking for keywords that they got from the tech team :P Collapse Expand Nadia Guarracino Nadia Guarracino Nadia Guarracino Follow Evil scientist-wannabe but just a Front-End Dev for now Location Milan Work Web Engineer Joined Nov 22, 2019 • Apr 8 '20 Dropdown menu Copy link Hide It was a CTO of a large and know company. Sigh Domenico Solazzo Domenico Solazzo Domenico Solazzo Follow Engineering Manager. Software Developer. Coffee Lover. Opinions are my own. Location Oslo, Norway Education MSc in Software Development Work Software Engineer Joined Feb 9, 2020 • Apr 8 '20 Dropdown menu Copy link Hide OMG! That's such a big red flag... Nadia Guarracino Nadia Guarracino Nadia Guarracino Follow Evil scientist-wannabe but just a Front-End Dev for now Location Milan Work Web Engineer Joined Nov 22, 2019 • Apr 8 '20 Dropdown menu Copy link Hide Unfortunately :/ Collapse Expand Desiré 👩🎓👩🏫 Desiré 👩🎓👩🏫 Desiré 👩🎓👩🏫 Follow Create and connect. She/her. Worked in Smart City development for the European Union. Instructor in LinkedIn Learning. Email work@desiremcarmona.com Location Barcelona Work Developer/Designer Joined Sep 2, 2019 • Apr 8 '20 Dropdown menu Copy link Hide "How did you learn English if you didn't attend any language school?". Like, really? 🤦♀️ Collapse Expand Domenico Solazzo Domenico Solazzo Domenico Solazzo Follow Engineering Manager. Software Developer. Coffee Lover. Opinions are my own. Location Oslo, Norway Education MSc in Software Development Work Software Engineer Joined Feb 9, 2020 • Apr 8 '20 Dropdown menu Copy link Hide Seriously? I guess they thought that language school is the only way to learn languages today :D Collapse Expand Desiré 👩🎓👩🏫 Desiré 👩🎓👩🏫 Desiré 👩🎓👩🏫 Follow Create and connect. She/her. Worked in Smart City development for the European Union. Instructor in LinkedIn Learning. Email work@desiremcarmona.com Location Barcelona Work Developer/Designer Joined Sep 2, 2019 • Apr 8 '20 Dropdown menu Copy link Hide Oh but I omitted the best part. When I said "By myself", one of the interviewers said to the other "She could be lying". 😂 Domenico Solazzo Domenico Solazzo Domenico Solazzo Follow Engineering Manager. Software Developer. Coffee Lover. Opinions are my own. Location Oslo, Norway Education MSc in Software Development Work Software Engineer Joined Feb 9, 2020 • Apr 8 '20 Dropdown menu Copy link Hide LOL 😂😂😂😂 Cesar Aguirre Cesar Aguirre Cesar Aguirre Follow Software engineer. Lifelong learner. Language enthusiast. Vivid reader | Check my latest course at https://bit.ly/ut201course Location Colombia (not Columbia) Work Content, Courses & Training for .NET teams | Helping teams to write maintainable & performant code Joined Jul 23, 2019 • Apr 8 '20 Dropdown menu Copy link Hide I guess they only spoke one language at that time Collapse Expand Rose Day Rose Day Rose Day Follow Love working on data science, software engineering and documentation. My interests include IoT, green technology, AI, data science, and aerospace. Education MS in Data Science, BS in Computer Engineering Work Senior Engineer in Applied Data Science Joined Mar 7, 2018 • Apr 10 '20 Dropdown menu Copy link Hide Pick any language you want and answer these coding questions. Answers question after question and each time the response was .... but can you do it in SQL? Then why tell me I can pick a language if you want only SQL. 😐 Collapse Expand Domenico Solazzo Domenico Solazzo Domenico Solazzo Follow Engineering Manager. Software Developer. Coffee Lover. Opinions are my own. Location Oslo, Norway Education MSc in Software Development Work Software Engineer Joined Feb 9, 2020 • Apr 10 '20 Dropdown menu Copy link Hide Yeah, it happened to me also (not with SQL). Collapse Expand Rose Day Rose Day Rose Day Follow Love working on data science, software engineering and documentation. My interests include IoT, green technology, AI, data science, and aerospace. Education MS in Data Science, BS in Computer Engineering Work Senior Engineer in Applied Data Science Joined Mar 7, 2018 • Apr 10 '20 Dropdown menu Copy link Hide It is an interesting issue, why give the choice if you did not want the developer to select what they are comfortable with. Domenico Solazzo Domenico Solazzo Domenico Solazzo Follow Engineering Manager. Software Developer. Coffee Lover. Opinions are my own. Location Oslo, Norway Education MSc in Software Development Work Software Engineer Joined Feb 9, 2020 • Apr 10 '20 Dropdown menu Copy link Hide I think it is about their mindset and how open-minded is the interviewer asking the question. Lots of developers like to stick with what they know and don't go to unknown territories. When I see these red flags, I just move on to the next opportunity! Collapse Expand Ian Turton Ian Turton Ian Turton Follow I'm a computational geographer. (He/Him/Dr) Location East Kilbride, UK Education Lots Pronouns he/him/dr Joined Feb 22, 2017 • Apr 8 '20 Dropdown menu Copy link Hide I always hate "Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?" - I want to say depends whether I like working here or not. Collapse Expand Domenico Solazzo Domenico Solazzo Domenico Solazzo Follow Engineering Manager. Software Developer. Coffee Lover. Opinions are my own. Location Oslo, Norway Education MSc in Software Development Work Software Engineer Joined Feb 9, 2020 • Apr 8 '20 Dropdown menu Copy link Hide Ahahah...Good answer. I always try to be honest and where I really want to be with my career (either with them or another company). Companies usually like to see candidates that have ambition and ideas on their own future. View full discussion (16 comments) Code of Conduct • Report abuse Are you sure you want to hide this comment? It will become hidden in your post, but will still be visible via the comment's permalink. Hide child comments as well Confirm For further actions, you may consider blocking this person and/or reporting abuse
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4+ years of experience as a front-end, 2 full working apps on my cv made entirely by myself plus several projects, I had to hear me asking:
'So... do you know, you know, what's an API? Like, REST'?
I answered, a bit shocked:
'It's the basics'.
Still shocked.
Was tech people interviewing you? If yes, that's very bad sign.
Otherwise, they are just business people checking for keywords that they got from the tech team :P
It was a CTO of a large and know company. Sigh
OMG! That's such a big red flag...
Unfortunately :/
"How did you learn English if you didn't attend any language school?".
Like, really? 🤦♀️
Seriously? I guess they thought that language school is the only way to learn languages today :D
Oh but I omitted the best part. When I said "By myself", one of the interviewers said to the other "She could be lying". 😂
LOL 😂😂😂😂
I guess they only spoke one language at that time
Pick any language you want and answer these coding questions. Answers question after question and each time the response was .... but can you do it in SQL? Then why tell me I can pick a language if you want only SQL. 😐
Yeah, it happened to me also (not with SQL).
It is an interesting issue, why give the choice if you did not want the developer to select what they are comfortable with.
I think it is about their mindset and how open-minded is the interviewer asking the question.
Lots of developers like to stick with what they know and don't go to unknown territories.
When I see these red flags, I just move on to the next opportunity!
I always hate "Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?" - I want to say depends whether I like working here or not.
Ahahah...Good answer.
I always try to be honest and where I really want to be with my career (either with them or another company).
Companies usually like to see candidates that have ambition and ideas on their own future.