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zhxiaoliangyesterday at 11:56 PM4 repliesview on HN

The author’s memory is remarkable. I hardly remember my own name that far back, LOL. Back then, I knew I would always struggle with those types of interviews, so I always carried a floppy disk with me to them. The disk contained a few programs I had written, and I would simply tell the interviewers, “Don’t give me a quiz. I’m terrible at it, so if you do, I’m out.” However, if they were willing to look at my capabilities, I would share a few of my programs. That approach actually worked most of the time and got me the jobs. The good old days!


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animal531today at 12:35 PM

Memory is a funny thing.

I also take months to learn new names, but I can tell you that my second interview ever was for a company which did low level SCADA work. Even though I never took that job or worked in any such related field I can still tell you what it stands for.

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mikepurvistoday at 2:55 AM

I can tell this is from forever ago by floppy disk.

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TimBytetoday at 2:28 PM

A small floppy full of actual programs probably said much more about your ability than a whiteboard quiz ever could

chistevtoday at 8:05 AM

Why did that approach change?

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