Brain-teaser questions tell an interviewer nothing about whether a candidate is smart and gets things done, only whether they have heard that teaser before.

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• The data-structures-and-algorithms interview never tested a skill that transfers to the job; what it tested was whether somebody can think. NENeetCode24 Jun 2026
• Interviewers should hear nothing about a candidate beforehand and should not compare notes until each has decided independently. JSJoel Spolsky25 Oct 2006
• Interviews reward presentation; only a hands-on case study shows how fast a candidate's thinking decays. TVTom Verrilli2 Aug 2026
• The right way to hire is not four rounds of data structures and algorithms but work like the job, plus asking a candidate why they made each choice. NENeetCode24 Jun 2026
• The coding interview has survived because companies have no idea how to evaluate candidates, and they probably never did. NENeetCode24 Jun 2026

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