I had two interviews one after another. The first interviewer asked me a basic question, and then kept drilling "ok but how does it work in more detail?". This was extremely exhausting but really refreshed my knowledge.
Then the second interviewer asked me exactly the same question. I was able to give him perfect textbook answer with lots of details because of the previous interview. I also have a tendency not to look into the camera/someone's eyes when talking, I only do this when I'm listening. The interviewer accused me of cheating and ended the interview there and then.
If you didn’t tell the second one that you just had this exact question, then that’s understandable
I’ve been on both sides of this. Occasionally mistakes on the recruiting side means two people get scheduled to do the same facet.
I’ve also been asked literally the same question multiple times. If you don’t let them know, then obviously you are going to come across like you are suspiciously over prepared.
Perhaps the questions got leaked on Glassdoor or something. Either way the interviewer is justified in rejecting you if something seems off and they can’t get a good read of your actual thought process
Agreed. Plus, an interviewer wants to see how you work on a team. If you just had someone else help you understand something, you should say, "That's a great question, and Sally and I just went really in-depth with it in my last interview."
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I had two interviews one after another. The first interviewer asked me a basic question, and then kept drilling "ok but how does it work in more detail?". This was extremely exhausting but really refreshed my knowledge.
Then the second interviewer asked me exactly the same question. I was able to give him perfect textbook answer with lots of details because of the previous interview. I also have a tendency not to look into the camera/someone's eyes when talking, I only do this when I'm listening. The interviewer accused me of cheating and ended the interview there and then.
If you didn’t tell the second one that you just had this exact question, then that’s understandable
I’ve been on both sides of this. Occasionally mistakes on the recruiting side means two people get scheduled to do the same facet.
I’ve also been asked literally the same question multiple times. If you don’t let them know, then obviously you are going to come across like you are suspiciously over prepared.
Perhaps the questions got leaked on Glassdoor or something. Either way the interviewer is justified in rejecting you if something seems off and they can’t get a good read of your actual thought process
Agreed. Plus, an interviewer wants to see how you work on a team. If you just had someone else help you understand something, you should say, "That's a great question, and Sally and I just went really in-depth with it in my last interview."