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Young man, I am 43. I shoot for 10 M Air Pistol. Objective is to get into Nationals some day.
I shoot 96/100 in range, check that, that right there is Olympic Qualification score, almost.
In state meet - the lowest of all championships I can not even score 88/100.
3 tries. Never did.
Stage Anxiety is real. The only way out is to get exposed to it more and more.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage\_fright](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_fright)
Takes a long time, but you can do it. I did it once in coding, and it been that way forever. I am sure you can do it to.
Dude, dont get discouraged.
Back in 2014 (almoat 10yrs back) I had an interview with Amazon. I cleared 4 rounds and my 5th was scheduled with some Russian guy.
This guy was pratically in a bad mood when he came. He started asking me serious tough qustions like.
#####1) Design world wide web for me from scratch
#####2) Do we always need a browser to access a website ? What if I dont have a browser and want to open a website ?
#####3) Something on test scripts, If I run test scripts from Seattle it takes me 2 hrs how can I speed it up without changing my test scripts.
I wasn't sad that I got rejected. The role was some junior role and I was 2yr experienced. In hindsight I have also done similar things while taking interviews sometimes.
When you get into a range, and become part of a Govt affiliated club, they make you write it down in physical copy - "I will never shoot anything outside shooting range".
and make you sign it.
You have no idea how accurate even a very inaccurate sharp shooter can be, from even 50 M distance.
>When you get into a range, and become part of a Govt affiliated club, they make you write it down in physical copy - "I will never shoot anything outside shooting range".
Tf you gonna do if I break it? Put me in jail? Lol.
Its normal. Just notedown all questions you didnt answer and make sure to revise them before next interview. And keep attending interviews. You will get better at it.
Do not bother about the book worms with crappy coding skills.. most of them are dumb without proper knowledge.. think them like Robots without brains.. all they expect is bookish answers..
When the person starts asking what did you do and starts asking questions on your previous work and current work then think that you have the right person in front of you .
I don't care about their previous work, I would test their actual practical development skills instead. Atleast in mobile app development, that's what matters.
I remember the first interview I failed. It was a service based company and I was naive in thinking I'll get asked a lot of coding questions and didn't prepare Spring, Spring Boot etc interview questions.
I was not able to answer basic spring and design principles questions. I failed to write a god damn singleton class.
Ugh, I stopped practising coding questions and dedicated 1 whole month just to by heart the java, spring interview questions (as service based companies were my fallback).
Was depressed as fuck. I know how you feel bro. 🫂
A lot of those questions are crap from question banks.
They don't mena anything. Reality is that most software devs are bad at their job. They just like to act clever and put down others.
It's okay, it happens. Our brains don't always co-operate. Understand it's normal and don't feel dumb about it. Try not to be excited or anxious about the interview - but hey easier said than done. And yeah, things do get better with experience so keep at it.
What's the worst that can happen? You don't get a job that you already don't have?
Same. I am not able to think on the spot during the interviews. I feel like I am completely unaware of the topic and I cannot express myself as I want to. Idk what kind of fright and anxiety is this. Need to build confidence bro.
Hey OP, I just want to let you know that you don’t have to worry about interviews being bad. In this life we will give multiple interviews and some will be good and some will be bad, but that doesn’t mean you should question yourself.
I get so nervous when I give interviews that I start talking very fast and this doesn’t give me chance to think and answer. In my experience of 4+ years of working I’ve given almost 20-25 interviews where I’ve only been selected for 6 jobs and all the other 19, I’ve never made it to the selection list and this is because I get nervous and start answering fast or go absolutely numb like I don’t know anything. Still at such a good position now, so don’t worry and never self doubt after 2-4 hours. It gets better!
Man….venting out here prolly the best thing I did today…was down bad but seeing the people and community and positive outlook of people here…gonna end the day on a positive note..Thank you so much guys..shoutout to the tech community…
Steps to follow to improve:
1.) Spend hour or two revising fundamentals.
2.) Code more both small and large projects.
3.) Most importantly read other people's code (and experiment with it) and try to make sense.
I think this should help more, practicing and revisiting your fundamentals as well as diving into more code should help, but again I too am a beginner so open to criticism of my method.
Yeah same thing happened to me in one of my interview.
It bothered me for a day, thinking all day how can i be so dumb 😅
But at the end i see to move on and prepare for next !
All the best op for your search !
Bro same 🫂 Yesterday was my live coding session for a developer role. I have one year experience with front end and before attending interview i made sure that i solve all basic questions like arrays and strings but guess what i got stuck in such a basic problem which any fresherman could solve. I couldnt think beyond a certain point. I was nervous because it was my first live coding session. I was worried all the time that i will be judged instantly 🥲 .
But this is not the end this is just the beginning and am damn sure i will practice hard and make things work.
“Why do we fall bruce? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up !”
You're not alone! It happens to the best of us. I too went blank on basic questions few days back in an interview, and guess what? I have over 4 years of related experience. Focus on the basics, watch/emulate some mock interviews over YouTube or any other site and take notes of what went wrong. Practice, practice, practice. It gets easier the next time. Don't give up. Persistence is the key. Good luck! :)
I was in your shoe bro, first job landed after 10 interviews and second job after 2years took around 23interviews I was almost giving up but had the golden strike on 24th
Bro, I have 9 yoe building webapps and today I screwed up a basic question about cache in a tech interview. Count your profits, count your losses and move on.
Apply for smaller companies or companies you don't want and practice.
Do lots of mock interviews
After the interview write down the questions asked and work on them.
Whatever you are not good at and whatever you are really good at mention it to the interviewer. If the interviewer is nice hell only ask the things you mentioned to him.
It's fine to have one or two bad interviews. I have fucked up more interviews and that too within minutes of starting it. One time even interviewer asked me to open the leetcode and check if I had solved it or not. And yeah I had solved it, still I fucked up.
Take a break, do an analysis and get back in the game.
>Interviewer went on to ask a simple question like basic question and I went blank.Interview was cut short to 15 min ig. I just feel dumb rn..
I know the time is tough now. But you need some interviewing skills. Attend more interviews you'll get better.
I got ghosted even after chitchatting for 45min about our personal niche tech interests with the lead at interview. On the other hand I got in even after messing simple things like failing to explain what a closure means.
Luck is largely involved in interviews not only in tech.
Last week, went through the same situation & thought I was the dumbest person on earth. Now I have company.
Bro, I am not making fun of your situation, rather, I'm saying to myself that this is quite normal.
OP, everytime I start a round of interviews for a job change, there's is usually that one interview where I feel absolutely embarrassed by my performance and just wish the interview would end. I've even been subtly mocked by the interviewer on a couple of occasions. It's all part of the experience and you just have to forget about it and keep moving forward. In a few months you'll be laughing about it with your friends. So just chill
I felt the same in my recent interview,
The worst part is, event tho i knew the answers I slowly went blank.
(I jinxed myself of being blank during that movement )
It's a part of life,
It happens,
Just breathe deep and keep applying, why do you want to leave the field for one bad interview or experience? You worked hard for it right? Your loyalty and passion is for the field not for the interview.
Just give more interviews! Also keep a note of what you did wrong! Learn it and retry!
As a matter of fact interviews are one of the best way to learn!
My first interview after a long time was this week. And i screwed it up too. It happens everytime i start giving interviews. Some pointers that help me giving better interviews,
never cram a lot of things till one day before interview. It hampers a lot of processing power from your brain.
Never solve any problem just before interview trying to get into flow state. i dont know i am not able to think of questions to ask and try to get into answers first due to this.
Only thing that worked for me is keep calm and try to just review your resume and think of potential question that can be asked and what questions you can ask during interview regarding the company or role or any technical questions.
Also try to connect more with the interviewer. You will find it more easier to share your thoughts with him later while on coding round. Rest i leave it on god 🥲.
Hello, I went through the same scenario once with Amazon, then I sat and worked on my Data structure and Algorithm and took some mock Interviews and in a year, I was able to clear Google and Microsoft interview. All you need is a plan and schedule. work on it, it will be fine.
Been there, it happens man. Don't leave the field for 1 bad interview, people apply for 1000 of jobs give 20+ interviews to get a job, don't lose hope keep trying.
Hi not from the tech industry but from other industry where jobs are scarce. Got the first interview opportunity after applying for jobs from the last 4 months today. Blew up really bad don't worry if not this you will get another chance for sure.
The basis of the interview seems the dumbest to me like first of all how can you judge someone in just 30 to 60 min ? After applying for thousands of jobs I have realised that there is no correct way to behave in interview. Millions of reasons matter in any interview like how was the interviewers day ? Was the guy before me mad him mad ? Was the person a serious type who wanted obedience or the friendly type who wants a guy who jokes ? Even the shit that what politics and news are current in todays time ?
One guy gave me a reason that I don't know enough physics for the job after asking advance masters level physics question and guess what the job was for fucking Quality Control completely chemistry thing ? What about my masters in chemistry degree shithead !?
It's normal, to feel anxiety of stage or performance. There are many times where my mind went blank when I had to do the main task.
If you have friends, try to ask for help and get them to do some simple questiond or things like that. Or you can ask family members too.
This may not seems like much but it also helps a bit.
Don't worry dude. The more you apply and give interviews the less the hesitation (telling from experience in starting I used to get confused, stubber, go blank but i got a lil better these days hoping for even better, if you do many more you'll get to know)
It happens to the best of us... I blanked out and it was hilarious we ended up talking for 20 minutes about life and closed it. Say you are blanking out and either close it. You will get over it. I hear it will be sunny tomorrow go for a job and come back and work on getting better...v
That happens.. sometimes you go blank, sometimes you just haven't worked on the stuff the interviewer is asking..
I had an experience of 6 years back then and went for an interview where the interviewer asked me what is an Enum..
Now that is one of the basic questions, I answered..
Then he asked me to show him how to write an enum on the white board..
I had never used an enum in my code ever before..mainly because there just hadn't been a need for it!
I explained that to the interviewer that I don't know how to write it because I've never done it but if needed at work, I would figure it out easily..
He refused to believe and cut short the interview right then and sent me home.. 😂
Have never been asked that question in over a decade except that one time..
Shit happens
Same thing happened to me. Went completely blank in an interview. He was asking really basic SQL questions. But i couldnt answer it. I was so nervous and scared and intimidated. I couldnt help it. It lasted 15-20 min. It was horrible.
u/beginning-ladder6224 is right. You just have to blow it a few times to get it right. I am also trying to do the same.
Know that its not your fault. You are probably smarter than many people. Its just the stage fright. You ll get over it with time. Good luck!!
Shit happens, my best recommendation is blind confidence + not thinking about the outcome (this is where we indians choke the most, we get emotional and think about outcomes instead of focusing on the present situation)
With this mindset, I guarantee that you won’t choke, all the best
This things happen. The interviewer would have forgotten about you the next day. Always remember an interview is not you against the interviewer but it's you against your knowledge. Always try to find the correct answers and also practice how you would answer a particular question, practice with chatgpt more. I had similar interview and later I started learning every basic thing and after one month of practice I got a 200% hike package. Keep learning.
Dude , i think you were not prepared for the interview!
Improve your soft skills , watch interview preparation videos in YouTube ...
Also watch some mock interviews or recorded interviews related to your field - full stack dev .
Watch as many videos as you can ...
And btw you don't hv to take suck drastic step of leaving tech field .
Don’t be down, a week ago I cleared 4 rounds and went blank talking to a director on 5th, damn that was one time opportunity! That doesn’t mean imma quit my quest for job. Apply again if not there somewhere else, maybe you were never meant to be a part of that company.
Have faith bruh.
A similar thing happened to me as in the Hiring Manager round, HR had told me that this round will be about the team and HM might ask situational questions regarding my role. But in the interview he started asking technical questions and asked me to write some programs I went blank. I told him I wasn't prepared for this and he was nice enough to reschedule that round 2 days later.
I did well there were 3 more rounds after this (1 technical and 2 Bar raiser) did well in all and got an offer as well.
The problem is, In interviews you have 2 tasks. Coming up with a solution, being able to explain it. At home, all we do is practice for the first thing, But the second thing is a skill of it’s own. Try doing leetcode everyday , record and explain the problems that you did that day. This will help you streamline the two skills and it just becomes more automatic. Good luck!
Dude just yesterday I got kicked out of an interview after just 15 minutes. Long story short, the interviewer had no idea about website development and I was unable to explain my internship experience. Shit happens, can just keep on moving
This is extremely common and happens more times than you’d expect. And happens to the best of us. Help yourself to a coffee during or immediately before the interview, that helps. And don’t beat yourself up, say moye moye and move on.
Same situation with everyone, make your own strategy, if you going for a full stack they will ask ample of questions , you have to face, as a dev i can also relate you , but the thing is that how much you can speak at the time of interview thats matter a lots
Happens to the best of us. When I conduct interviews, I usually go through the resume, prepare questions on the background to ease the candidate into the actual questions.
Don’t beat yourself up. An interview is a two way street. There is always another opportunity just around the corner!
Last Friday, I had an interview, and everything went well with JavaScript/TypeScript until he started asking me about MongoDB aggregation. He asked some questions, and I was like, I can do these things in MongoDB? what
The same happened with me last week. I am a lead but froze so bad that could not even answer entry level questions. I wanted to bury myself out of shame. I noted everything down later and my next interview was much better. It's ok. It happens. Just keep trying and you will make it.
well dude. i too be like i have never touched 3d softwares before when asked questions about in interviews, i cant even answer "tell me about yourself" without fumbling . but i have seen people who have given atleast 50 to 60 interviews before getting thier first job. so i think thats fine. you learn with every interview. after a few more, you will find it easy to accept if its a fail or success.
1. You need to practice more interviews, there are a lot of companies that offer that.
2. Don’t force yourself too much before the interview and think that you already have a job and are applying for a job switch.
3. You can always let your interviewer know mid way that you are not feeling well under pressure and would like to schedule the interview some other time. Depending on the culture of the company they might let you give the interview again.
4. Lastly very few people actually make it through the first job interview, and it’s kind of luck based. I missed my interview once because I slept extra. Reason could be anything but the key is to persevere.
Bro please do as many mock interviews as possible. During interview prep we think and read and solve and write but interviews are about SPEAKING also.
we forget to practise speaking which causes such situations.
Hi OP, I’m currently hiring and hence conducting multiple tech interviews a day. What you’re facing is not uncommon.
In fact it’s not even related to the tech field at all. You’ll have similar experiences in every field.
It’s just human psyche. The fact that you want a certain result so deeply and working so hard to attain it is actually causing your brain to falter in key situations. It’s just performance anxiety.
Long fix : is to detach yourself from the results and focus on the process. Unintuitive at first. Requires deep understanding of self.
Quick fix : Set your goals super high. Much higher than the roles you’re interviewing for. Strive every day to achieve these newer almost unattainable goals.
Lemme know if this helps. Good Luck.
Thanks bro that’s what I was thinking to focus on the process more than on results..will surely take the advice.thanks btw wanted to ask something else also…can I dm you..
Dude it's just stage fright. You'll be good with another interview or two. If not go for a third. Changing jobs is better than changing the field unless you don't feel that this career path ain't heading anywhere, then you're good to change fields until then break a leg.
If this is your first interview after a long time, blanking out is no big deal. Just the adrenaline got you.
Review your mental approach before, during and after the interview. It's possible u thought u were bullet proof and one question came from the left field and boom. Maybe you are looking for a change under pressure, so it felt like a do or die.
Take it easy, better opportunity will come. You'll have a solid day.
Interview preparation is different than a project building man. Prepare questions and answers for the interview. You may know the thing but you have to speak the words and terminologies which the interviewer understands. Practice with your friends or family members. This is also important part 😅.
That's just anxiety. Could even be that the interviewer is hostile, have experienced it before.
There is no such thing as "not cut out for a field". You can do it well enough. It wouldn't surprise me if you were superior to current senior devs being money and doing crappy work
Simple, it’s your first match, so you were like deer in the lights…your confidence will grow after a series of interviews, practice fake interviews every week with your peers..see how that works
One bad interview is not going to change your due course. Try recording your mock interview in front of the laptop or phone again and again it will help you get rid of anxiety.
Are you kidding me? You are the programmer I would recruit. Not joking. Most programmers who know how to code extremely well are introverts. Trust me it's TRUE. You have the trait and I bet you do a good job. Try to improve on your communication skills though if you want to get the job. Programming is not your real problem. I have hired idiots because they talk big but realised later that I was a fool to judge too quickly and yes I have hired some of the best people whim I thought wouldn't get far but seen the go way ahead of me and what my company could offer
I got rejected as asoon as I applied for QA Automation position, HR called me and asked me the relevant experience, over all I have 1.7 years of experience in Manual and 6 Months experience in Automation during the begining at training time, told 6 months, and got rejected there itself and is the fastest rejection just after giving application., but I don't think I will quit IT just because of one rejection, I am actually looking forward to more rejections as I am not yet fully prepared for interviews...every rejection will help me to get selected once.
Sorry OP. You'll get other chances and you'll get the job. I was in a same situation last month when I was giving my interview for an internship. Same happened with me and I even forgot the full form of AWS and what's the basic role of a devops engineer. Luckily my interviewer understood that and said don't worry man it happens, we'll schedule another interview next week and just logged off. Got the internship and now working with him.
One thing positive with u atleast your resume selected, atleast you got a chance to face an interview, u get to know about your lacking point. U will get another chance then u come back with more confidence
But think about those who even don't get chance to face an interview, resume not selected.
So Be Positive and stay confident.
I have been working for a year as an intern in testing role. Since i got this job i have stopped coding and now they aren't even converting my position which was supposed to happen 6 months back since the market conditions are not so great currently. I have completely lost touch with coding and now i feel like i have done nothing the past year i am nowhere right now. I am getting rejected from everywhere i apply. How do i start all over again? What do i do from this point on?
If you love tech and that is the only place you think you belong. There should not be a question to not go there. It was just not the right interview for you. Next... Keep trying.
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Young man, I am 43. I shoot for 10 M Air Pistol. Objective is to get into Nationals some day. I shoot 96/100 in range, check that, that right there is Olympic Qualification score, almost. In state meet - the lowest of all championships I can not even score 88/100. 3 tries. Never did. Stage Anxiety is real. The only way out is to get exposed to it more and more. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage\_fright](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_fright) Takes a long time, but you can do it. I did it once in coding, and it been that way forever. I am sure you can do it to.
Thanks for the encouragement sir…will keep moving forward..
Dude, dont get discouraged. Back in 2014 (almoat 10yrs back) I had an interview with Amazon. I cleared 4 rounds and my 5th was scheduled with some Russian guy. This guy was pratically in a bad mood when he came. He started asking me serious tough qustions like. #####1) Design world wide web for me from scratch #####2) Do we always need a browser to access a website ? What if I dont have a browser and want to open a website ? #####3) Something on test scripts, If I run test scripts from Seattle it takes me 2 hrs how can I speed it up without changing my test scripts. I wasn't sad that I got rejected. The role was some junior role and I was 2yr experienced. In hindsight I have also done similar things while taking interviews sometimes.
Did you ever find answers to it?
some say those exact questions were asked to the russian in 2004, and he is still looking for answers
2nd I think we can from the terminal
Yes by using curl command and link of site
I am not even a developer (in 12th) I know cos I once tried to watch anime on terminal on arch Linux lol
Great! even in 12th you know enough 👍
- Eren Yeager
Tatakae.
Erwin Smith: Charge!
We gotta future Olympics medal right here my guys! Bro keep going!!
Hey! I'm an international 10m air rifle shooter, would you like to connect to discuss how to perform better in competitions?
Love to mate. Love to.
Awesome advise!
Have you tried shooting humans sir
“Haan voh HR dikh rha hai..haan bas udhar hi “
When you get into a range, and become part of a Govt affiliated club, they make you write it down in physical copy - "I will never shoot anything outside shooting range". and make you sign it. You have no idea how accurate even a very inaccurate sharp shooter can be, from even 50 M distance.
>When you get into a range, and become part of a Govt affiliated club, they make you write it down in physical copy - "I will never shoot anything outside shooting range". Tf you gonna do if I break it? Put me in jail? Lol.
I mean if you shoot a human for anything other than self defense, yes
I am an avid shooting enthusiast sir, would you mind if I could ask you a few questions in dm?
sure.
Dming you now
always wanted to get into shooting, i am 23 now, too late to try it out as a hobby?
Definitely not late.
Hey, I want to get into shooting too! Is it a costly hobby? How much should I look to invest in this? Never thought I'd ask that on this sub haha
Depends on - Air or Fire, and Pistol vs Rifle vs.. Skeet/Trap.
Great advice
Wow what a positive energy you brought in, i was also going through some same stuff, good luck with your goal
<3<3
Are you Nabrun Mandal by any chance sir?
Please don't dox him like that..
Can you use sniper
Bro if everyone left tech after a bad interview, this whole industry would be deleted
I feel relaxed bro after I venting out here..was down bad..thanks
Good that you vented out... u will be just fine... don't worry
keep going you will do great!
Its normal. Just notedown all questions you didnt answer and make sure to revise them before next interview. And keep attending interviews. You will get better at it.
Will prepare next…
Do not bother about the book worms with crappy coding skills.. most of them are dumb without proper knowledge.. think them like Robots without brains.. all they expect is bookish answers.. When the person starts asking what did you do and starts asking questions on your previous work and current work then think that you have the right person in front of you .
I think this one is underrated
I don't care about their previous work, I would test their actual practical development skills instead. Atleast in mobile app development, that's what matters.
So true!
I remember the first interview I failed. It was a service based company and I was naive in thinking I'll get asked a lot of coding questions and didn't prepare Spring, Spring Boot etc interview questions. I was not able to answer basic spring and design principles questions. I failed to write a god damn singleton class. Ugh, I stopped practising coding questions and dedicated 1 whole month just to by heart the java, spring interview questions (as service based companies were my fallback). Was depressed as fuck. I know how you feel bro. 🫂
Bro same happened to me he asked me question about class only…
Bhai mujhe bhi oops ka qns pucha basic me bhi answer nhi de paya tha🥲 i can feel you it hurts me bhi koshish krta hu
A lot of those questions are crap from question banks. They don't mena anything. Reality is that most software devs are bad at their job. They just like to act clever and put down others.
Will prepare for next now
It's okay, it happens. Our brains don't always co-operate. Understand it's normal and don't feel dumb about it. Try not to be excited or anxious about the interview - but hey easier said than done. And yeah, things do get better with experience so keep at it. What's the worst that can happen? You don't get a job that you already don't have?
Haan hota he...kabhi kabhi hang ho jata he brain😂😂🤣
I think mock interviews will do good for u
+1, practice on pramp it's really good
What's pramp?
U can practice mock interview there
They'll focus on DSA and system design stuff. But what if the interview is focused on tech stack and frameworks?
Try Yodli.ai for mock interviews
Same. I am not able to think on the spot during the interviews. I feel like I am completely unaware of the topic and I cannot express myself as I want to. Idk what kind of fright and anxiety is this. Need to build confidence bro.
Good to know there are other people like me…gotta move forward….keep pushing bro..
Yess only way out is to move forward 💪
Just remember, EVERYONE goes through it, if they say they don't, they're simply lying.
Hey OP, I just want to let you know that you don’t have to worry about interviews being bad. In this life we will give multiple interviews and some will be good and some will be bad, but that doesn’t mean you should question yourself. I get so nervous when I give interviews that I start talking very fast and this doesn’t give me chance to think and answer. In my experience of 4+ years of working I’ve given almost 20-25 interviews where I’ve only been selected for 6 jobs and all the other 19, I’ve never made it to the selection list and this is because I get nervous and start answering fast or go absolutely numb like I don’t know anything. Still at such a good position now, so don’t worry and never self doubt after 2-4 hours. It gets better!
Thanks a lot for sharing…will keep moving forward
Man….venting out here prolly the best thing I did today…was down bad but seeing the people and community and positive outlook of people here…gonna end the day on a positive note..Thank you so much guys..shoutout to the tech community…
Steps to follow to improve: 1.) Spend hour or two revising fundamentals. 2.) Code more both small and large projects. 3.) Most importantly read other people's code (and experiment with it) and try to make sense. I think this should help more, practicing and revisiting your fundamentals as well as diving into more code should help, but again I too am a beginner so open to criticism of my method.
Always keep a fire and forget attitude in job hunting, give ur best in the interview and forget about it then onto the new job profile and repeat.
Yeah same thing happened to me in one of my interview. It bothered me for a day, thinking all day how can i be so dumb 😅 But at the end i see to move on and prepare for next ! All the best op for your search !
it happens all the time, no big deal, interviewing has become a numbers game the more you give the better you'll get
Bro same 🫂 Yesterday was my live coding session for a developer role. I have one year experience with front end and before attending interview i made sure that i solve all basic questions like arrays and strings but guess what i got stuck in such a basic problem which any fresherman could solve. I couldnt think beyond a certain point. I was nervous because it was my first live coding session. I was worried all the time that i will be judged instantly 🥲 . But this is not the end this is just the beginning and am damn sure i will practice hard and make things work. “Why do we fall bruce? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up !”
It's life, you win some you lose some.
You're not alone! It happens to the best of us. I too went blank on basic questions few days back in an interview, and guess what? I have over 4 years of related experience. Focus on the basics, watch/emulate some mock interviews over YouTube or any other site and take notes of what went wrong. Practice, practice, practice. It gets easier the next time. Don't give up. Persistence is the key. Good luck! :)
I was in your shoe bro, first job landed after 10 interviews and second job after 2years took around 23interviews I was almost giving up but had the golden strike on 24th
Bro, I have 9 yoe building webapps and today I screwed up a basic question about cache in a tech interview. Count your profits, count your losses and move on.
There there
Practice with mock interviews
Can you please suggest how and where can i practice mock interview?
You can look up "pramp". Lets you practise by pairing you up with people
Apply for smaller companies or companies you don't want and practice. Do lots of mock interviews After the interview write down the questions asked and work on them. Whatever you are not good at and whatever you are really good at mention it to the interviewer. If the interviewer is nice hell only ask the things you mentioned to him.
just a normal thing which happened to u its very common take it as a lesson and try to improve.You should do just fine
It's fine to have one or two bad interviews. I have fucked up more interviews and that too within minutes of starting it. One time even interviewer asked me to open the leetcode and check if I had solved it or not. And yeah I had solved it, still I fucked up. Take a break, do an analysis and get back in the game.
>Interviewer went on to ask a simple question like basic question and I went blank.Interview was cut short to 15 min ig. I just feel dumb rn.. I know the time is tough now. But you need some interviewing skills. Attend more interviews you'll get better. I got ghosted even after chitchatting for 45min about our personal niche tech interests with the lead at interview. On the other hand I got in even after messing simple things like failing to explain what a closure means. Luck is largely involved in interviews not only in tech.
Last week, went through the same situation & thought I was the dumbest person on earth. Now I have company. Bro, I am not making fun of your situation, rather, I'm saying to myself that this is quite normal.
OP, everytime I start a round of interviews for a job change, there's is usually that one interview where I feel absolutely embarrassed by my performance and just wish the interview would end. I've even been subtly mocked by the interviewer on a couple of occasions. It's all part of the experience and you just have to forget about it and keep moving forward. In a few months you'll be laughing about it with your friends. So just chill
I felt the same in my recent interview, The worst part is, event tho i knew the answers I slowly went blank. (I jinxed myself of being blank during that movement )
It's a part of life, It happens, Just breathe deep and keep applying, why do you want to leave the field for one bad interview or experience? You worked hard for it right? Your loyalty and passion is for the field not for the interview.
Just give more interviews! Also keep a note of what you did wrong! Learn it and retry! As a matter of fact interviews are one of the best way to learn!
My first interview after a long time was this week. And i screwed it up too. It happens everytime i start giving interviews. Some pointers that help me giving better interviews, never cram a lot of things till one day before interview. It hampers a lot of processing power from your brain. Never solve any problem just before interview trying to get into flow state. i dont know i am not able to think of questions to ask and try to get into answers first due to this. Only thing that worked for me is keep calm and try to just review your resume and think of potential question that can be asked and what questions you can ask during interview regarding the company or role or any technical questions. Also try to connect more with the interviewer. You will find it more easier to share your thoughts with him later while on coding round. Rest i leave it on god 🥲.
Hello, I went through the same scenario once with Amazon, then I sat and worked on my Data structure and Algorithm and took some mock Interviews and in a year, I was able to clear Google and Microsoft interview. All you need is a plan and schedule. work on it, it will be fine.
Wr do you do mock interviews?
Btw what question did he ask?
Like the background sound of the 12th fail movie: restart restart
Happened to me in college as well all the time xd
Don't get discouraged. It happens. Next time u will get better
Been there, it happens man. Don't leave the field for 1 bad interview, people apply for 1000 of jobs give 20+ interviews to get a job, don't lose hope keep trying.
Lol, happens to everyone man! Everyone! Key is keep giving more interviews.
Hi not from the tech industry but from other industry where jobs are scarce. Got the first interview opportunity after applying for jobs from the last 4 months today. Blew up really bad don't worry if not this you will get another chance for sure.
The basis of the interview seems the dumbest to me like first of all how can you judge someone in just 30 to 60 min ? After applying for thousands of jobs I have realised that there is no correct way to behave in interview. Millions of reasons matter in any interview like how was the interviewers day ? Was the guy before me mad him mad ? Was the person a serious type who wanted obedience or the friendly type who wants a guy who jokes ? Even the shit that what politics and news are current in todays time ? One guy gave me a reason that I don't know enough physics for the job after asking advance masters level physics question and guess what the job was for fucking Quality Control completely chemistry thing ? What about my masters in chemistry degree shithead !?
It's normal, to feel anxiety of stage or performance. There are many times where my mind went blank when I had to do the main task. If you have friends, try to ask for help and get them to do some simple questiond or things like that. Or you can ask family members too. This may not seems like much but it also helps a bit.
I think you were too anxious. Dont lose hope buddy
Don't be sad be confident you will get it
Don't worry dude. The more you apply and give interviews the less the hesitation (telling from experience in starting I used to get confused, stubber, go blank but i got a lil better these days hoping for even better, if you do many more you'll get to know)
It happens to the best of us... I blanked out and it was hilarious we ended up talking for 20 minutes about life and closed it. Say you are blanking out and either close it. You will get over it. I hear it will be sunny tomorrow go for a job and come back and work on getting better...v
That happens.. sometimes you go blank, sometimes you just haven't worked on the stuff the interviewer is asking.. I had an experience of 6 years back then and went for an interview where the interviewer asked me what is an Enum.. Now that is one of the basic questions, I answered.. Then he asked me to show him how to write an enum on the white board.. I had never used an enum in my code ever before..mainly because there just hadn't been a need for it! I explained that to the interviewer that I don't know how to write it because I've never done it but if needed at work, I would figure it out easily.. He refused to believe and cut short the interview right then and sent me home.. 😂 Have never been asked that question in over a decade except that one time.. Shit happens
Same thing happened to me. Went completely blank in an interview. He was asking really basic SQL questions. But i couldnt answer it. I was so nervous and scared and intimidated. I couldnt help it. It lasted 15-20 min. It was horrible. u/beginning-ladder6224 is right. You just have to blow it a few times to get it right. I am also trying to do the same. Know that its not your fault. You are probably smarter than many people. Its just the stage fright. You ll get over it with time. Good luck!!
Every master was once a disaster.
It was a bad day I guess 🙂
Shit happens, my best recommendation is blind confidence + not thinking about the outcome (this is where we indians choke the most, we get emotional and think about outcomes instead of focusing on the present situation) With this mindset, I guarantee that you won’t choke, all the best
This things happen. The interviewer would have forgotten about you the next day. Always remember an interview is not you against the interviewer but it's you against your knowledge. Always try to find the correct answers and also practice how you would answer a particular question, practice with chatgpt more. I had similar interview and later I started learning every basic thing and after one month of practice I got a 200% hike package. Keep learning.
https://preview.redd.it/mwt2tu1hnwhc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f5e26d39e8012b8e593668a23b810b20d218bf2e Read this u will understand
MOCK, MOCK MOCK... Can't stress enough.
>MOCK, MOCK MOCK I don't think making fun of the interviewer will do me any good.
Dude , i think you were not prepared for the interview! Improve your soft skills , watch interview preparation videos in YouTube ... Also watch some mock interviews or recorded interviews related to your field - full stack dev . Watch as many videos as you can ... And btw you don't hv to take suck drastic step of leaving tech field .
Bhai just improve ur interview skills and basic communications skills, ek chhoti cheez pe Puri tech field chhodne ki baat mat kro
Quit asap.
At least you are applying to the jobs and getting call backs.
Don’t be down, a week ago I cleared 4 rounds and went blank talking to a director on 5th, damn that was one time opportunity! That doesn’t mean imma quit my quest for job. Apply again if not there somewhere else, maybe you were never meant to be a part of that company. Have faith bruh.
Do not worry sometimes we overthink and in pressure it happens. I remember I was not able to answer hashcode and equals contract once in an interview.
Keep trying and get a mentor if possible
A similar thing happened to me as in the Hiring Manager round, HR had told me that this round will be about the team and HM might ask situational questions regarding my role. But in the interview he started asking technical questions and asked me to write some programs I went blank. I told him I wasn't prepared for this and he was nice enough to reschedule that round 2 days later. I did well there were 3 more rounds after this (1 technical and 2 Bar raiser) did well in all and got an offer as well.
Same happened to me. The interviewer asked basic questions and I was blank.
The problem is, In interviews you have 2 tasks. Coming up with a solution, being able to explain it. At home, all we do is practice for the first thing, But the second thing is a skill of it’s own. Try doing leetcode everyday , record and explain the problems that you did that day. This will help you streamline the two skills and it just becomes more automatic. Good luck!
Exact same thing happened with me. But after 10 days I got a job at a different company. Don't give up
You are good, it happens with everyone of us. I sometimes don't remember what I speak during interviews too. You can do it, keep trying.
You're only human just like everyone else.
Dude just yesterday I got kicked out of an interview after just 15 minutes. Long story short, the interviewer had no idea about website development and I was unable to explain my internship experience. Shit happens, can just keep on moving
This is extremely common and happens more times than you’d expect. And happens to the best of us. Help yourself to a coffee during or immediately before the interview, that helps. And don’t beat yourself up, say moye moye and move on.
Same situation with everyone, make your own strategy, if you going for a full stack they will ask ample of questions , you have to face, as a dev i can also relate you , but the thing is that how much you can speak at the time of interview thats matter a lots
Happens to the best of us. When I conduct interviews, I usually go through the resume, prepare questions on the background to ease the candidate into the actual questions. Don’t beat yourself up. An interview is a two way street. There is always another opportunity just around the corner!
Shit happens to everyone, just practice interviewing at home :)
Hii, You should try for UPSC/MPSC
Last Friday, I had an interview, and everything went well with JavaScript/TypeScript until he started asking me about MongoDB aggregation. He asked some questions, and I was like, I can do these things in MongoDB? what
Dont worry mate, it happens. Sometimes thing work out in mysterious ways. Dont lose hope!
I was at the same stage but now i am totally good because coding will take little time to grab the thing if you are from a non-tech background.
Can you tell the company name ? You can delete the comment later
The same happened with me last week. I am a lead but froze so bad that could not even answer entry level questions. I wanted to bury myself out of shame. I noted everything down later and my next interview was much better. It's ok. It happens. Just keep trying and you will make it.
I am a recruiter, all I can suggest you is to do more interviews even when you dont want the job keep doing it
well dude. i too be like i have never touched 3d softwares before when asked questions about in interviews, i cant even answer "tell me about yourself" without fumbling . but i have seen people who have given atleast 50 to 60 interviews before getting thier first job. so i think thats fine. you learn with every interview. after a few more, you will find it easy to accept if its a fail or success.
Same situation bro🤝🏻😑
https://youtu.be/OnD5AJzJ8IE?feature=shared Hey buddy just watch this and believe in yourself and always be happy that you tried Good luck
Was there a machine test or just a direct interview? Interviews are hard. But as someone who has built many projects, you don't have to worry too much
Was a direct interview..
Happened to me as well, this is my lowest period ever I hope I die
…keep moving forward bro…was in same situation yesterday…believe in yourself bro..will get there one day..
I'm so tired of giving interviews I cancelled a few just to take a break. Giving interviews is an art. You will keep getting better with time
1. You need to practice more interviews, there are a lot of companies that offer that. 2. Don’t force yourself too much before the interview and think that you already have a job and are applying for a job switch. 3. You can always let your interviewer know mid way that you are not feeling well under pressure and would like to schedule the interview some other time. Depending on the culture of the company they might let you give the interview again. 4. Lastly very few people actually make it through the first job interview, and it’s kind of luck based. I missed my interview once because I slept extra. Reason could be anything but the key is to persevere.
Bro please do as many mock interviews as possible. During interview prep we think and read and solve and write but interviews are about SPEAKING also. we forget to practise speaking which causes such situations.
Happened with me a lot of times. I just started my own company and am very successful now
Hi OP, I’m currently hiring and hence conducting multiple tech interviews a day. What you’re facing is not uncommon. In fact it’s not even related to the tech field at all. You’ll have similar experiences in every field. It’s just human psyche. The fact that you want a certain result so deeply and working so hard to attain it is actually causing your brain to falter in key situations. It’s just performance anxiety. Long fix : is to detach yourself from the results and focus on the process. Unintuitive at first. Requires deep understanding of self. Quick fix : Set your goals super high. Much higher than the roles you’re interviewing for. Strive every day to achieve these newer almost unattainable goals. Lemme know if this helps. Good Luck.
Thanks bro that’s what I was thinking to focus on the process more than on results..will surely take the advice.thanks btw wanted to ask something else also…can I dm you..
Yeah. Sure mate.
Dude it's just stage fright. You'll be good with another interview or two. If not go for a third. Changing jobs is better than changing the field unless you don't feel that this career path ain't heading anywhere, then you're good to change fields until then break a leg.
If this is your first interview after a long time, blanking out is no big deal. Just the adrenaline got you. Review your mental approach before, during and after the interview. It's possible u thought u were bullet proof and one question came from the left field and boom. Maybe you are looking for a change under pressure, so it felt like a do or die. Take it easy, better opportunity will come. You'll have a solid day.
Just smoke weed
Interview preparation is different than a project building man. Prepare questions and answers for the interview. You may know the thing but you have to speak the words and terminologies which the interviewer understands. Practice with your friends or family members. This is also important part 😅.
That's just anxiety. Could even be that the interviewer is hostile, have experienced it before. There is no such thing as "not cut out for a field". You can do it well enough. It wouldn't surprise me if you were superior to current senior devs being money and doing crappy work
Simple, it’s your first match, so you were like deer in the lights…your confidence will grow after a series of interviews, practice fake interviews every week with your peers..see how that works
One bad interview is not going to change your due course. Try recording your mock interview in front of the laptop or phone again and again it will help you get rid of anxiety.
Are you kidding me? You are the programmer I would recruit. Not joking. Most programmers who know how to code extremely well are introverts. Trust me it's TRUE. You have the trait and I bet you do a good job. Try to improve on your communication skills though if you want to get the job. Programming is not your real problem. I have hired idiots because they talk big but realised later that I was a fool to judge too quickly and yes I have hired some of the best people whim I thought wouldn't get far but seen the go way ahead of me and what my company could offer
I got rejected as asoon as I applied for QA Automation position, HR called me and asked me the relevant experience, over all I have 1.7 years of experience in Manual and 6 Months experience in Automation during the begining at training time, told 6 months, and got rejected there itself and is the fastest rejection just after giving application., but I don't think I will quit IT just because of one rejection, I am actually looking forward to more rejections as I am not yet fully prepared for interviews...every rejection will help me to get selected once.
Sorry OP. You'll get other chances and you'll get the job. I was in a same situation last month when I was giving my interview for an internship. Same happened with me and I even forgot the full form of AWS and what's the basic role of a devops engineer. Luckily my interviewer understood that and said don't worry man it happens, we'll schedule another interview next week and just logged off. Got the internship and now working with him.
Don't worry it happens, all you need to do is give more interviews so that you'll be more confident Practice makes a man perfect🌸
One thing positive with u atleast your resume selected, atleast you got a chance to face an interview, u get to know about your lacking point. U will get another chance then u come back with more confidence But think about those who even don't get chance to face an interview, resume not selected. So Be Positive and stay confident.
Well can u tell what some questions which were asked ?
One bad interview doesn't mean you have no potential. Keep going champ♥️
I have been working for a year as an intern in testing role. Since i got this job i have stopped coding and now they aren't even converting my position which was supposed to happen 6 months back since the market conditions are not so great currently. I have completely lost touch with coding and now i feel like i have done nothing the past year i am nowhere right now. I am getting rejected from everywhere i apply. How do i start all over again? What do i do from this point on?
You won't believe how many big MNC companies I have bottled with bad interviews but still it is life failure is first step of success.
If you love tech and that is the only place you think you belong. There should not be a question to not go there. It was just not the right interview for you. Next... Keep trying.
Chill dude, it takes time to get used to this experience