#JavaInterview #CodingExercise #JobSearchStruggles
Hey, fellow Java developers! 🖥️ Has anyone else ever had a Java interview that didn’t quite go as planned? I recently had my first round interview, and let me tell you, it was a doozy.
Here’s the scoop:
– 2 hours of coding exercise
– 5 Jira stories to add features
– 4 bugs to fix
– Feeling completely overwhelmed by the instructions
– Barely managing to complete a few tasks before time ran out
It’s tough out there, and it can be disheartening to see others breeze through interviews without having to touch a single line of code. But don’t lose hope just yet! Here are a few tips that might help you navigate those dreaded coding exercises in future interviews:
– Take a deep breath and break down the instructions before diving in
– Prioritize tasks based on their complexity and importance
– Don’t forget to allocate time for testing and debugging
Remember, practice makes perfect, so keep honing your coding skills and stay positive! 💪 Keep on sending those applications and something great will come your way. Hang in there, you’ve got this! 👍 #KeepCoding #StayPositive
Did you get an official rejection? Not all technical interviews expect you to reach some “completed” state. If you communicated well and showed problem solving ability, you may still be in the running.
As for your friend, they may have “lucked” out. I put that in quotes because many companies without a rigorous interview have a lot of dead weight. Working at such a company could be detrimental to one’s career long term.
Anecdotally like 90% of people don’t get a job on their first interview.
Just keep grinding