I hate hate hate questions that are "tell me about a time when..."
My mind literally goes blank. The pressure of sitting down with someone you've just met and they are testing your memory.
I don't remember times, I remember the lessons. Kind of like I can't remember any source material unless I have an intuitive understanding of it.
Ask me about what I learnt when x happened - or what lessons you've learnt previously that apply.
You might suggest that's what they're asking - but not in my experience. They want the actual story.
Basically I now prepare fake stories before hand. Seems pointless. Give me hypothetical scenarios any day of the week.
It's a me problem for not optimising for interviews, but the thought of gaming the system feels dishonest.
Basically, these interview warm up questions would be incredibly useful for people like me. If I ever go for an external interview, I would make use of this. Practising for something that is useless.
My mind literally goes blank. The pressure of sitting down with someone you've just met and they are testing your memory.
I don't remember times, I remember the lessons. Kind of like I can't remember any source material unless I have an intuitive understanding of it.
Ask me about what I learnt when x happened - or what lessons you've learnt previously that apply.
You might suggest that's what they're asking - but not in my experience. They want the actual story.
Basically I now prepare fake stories before hand. Seems pointless. Give me hypothetical scenarios any day of the week.
It's a me problem for not optimising for interviews, but the thought of gaming the system feels dishonest.
Basically, these interview warm up questions would be incredibly useful for people like me. If I ever go for an external interview, I would make use of this. Practising for something that is useless.