[jpmoral]

Had an interview question like this where the interviewers were very impressed. Said it was the fastest and cleanest they'd seen anyone do it, and in an unfamiliar framework no less. Unfortunately it wasn't enough for me to get the job. I had a couple of answers in the next section they didn't quite like.

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> I had a couple of answers in the next section they didn't quite like.

Could you say more about this? Were they technical or behavioral interviews?

[jpmoral]

Technical. IIRC:

- I did the system design at the wrong level of abstraction (too low)

- Got asked about lowish-level database details. I took the question at face value and said I didn't know. What I should have done was explain what I did know (which was at a level slightly higher than the question), make an educated guess, and say how I would find the information. I still don't understand why Id didn't do that as I've always done it in interviews before or since.

This is my own assessment, they didn't give detailed feedback. Just that I wasn't strong enough in some areas (paraphrasing).