[manishsharan]

Wrong conclusion!

It is not the technical interview that is a problem; it is the interviewer. I sit quite often on both sides of the table and I have noticed that some interviewers are eager to show off their skills more than trying to learn about the candidate. Or they are auditioning bros to go clubbing or to invite to barbecues . I have not ever cleared a tech interview when I was interviewed by guys in twenties or early thirties. I have a 100% success rate when I am interviewed by people,all races and gender , over 40.

When I am conducting interviews, I place a high degree of importance on the candidates aptitude and approach to problem solving and I usually build up a pretty good team with candidates who the bros wouldn't hire.

Some people suggest looking at candidate's github repo; this would not work for enterprise software developers and most large companies have restrictions on what code a developer can claim as his/her own and publish.

edit : grammar

[mrfusion]

I've noticed the age thing too! I thought it was just me. Any thoughts on why there's that distinction?

[kasey_junk]

I'd say that contra to what a lot of propaganda will tell you, being experienced matters.

In interviewing a diversity of experience is especially crucial. Further, being experienced at interviewing is super important, and that sort of experience is even harder to gain than other software experience.

[manishsharan]

I think older people focus on solving problems ; younger interviewers focus on techniques and APIs.