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by yojex 2974 days ago
I'm really glad that you and the parent posted these comments. As someone with pretty bad anxiety, this kind of thing prevents me from even going for interviews. And, unfortunately, after browsing this thread it seems that this possibility isn't even on most peoples' minds.

FizzBuzz-style filters not only don't prove that someone can code, they don't disprove it either. I'm not sure what the answer is.

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Honestly if it’s really bad I’d let them know before an interview. Just say something like.

I have social anxiety. It doesn’t interfere with my work in any way but I’m wondering if you could accommodate me in the interview by doing x y z.

It’s worth a try, right? I’ve thought about doing that.