I think honesty is still probably correct - if you're struggling to figure out how to hedge.

I think you'd rather have good odds at some companies and 0% at others, rather than abysmal but non-zero odds at all companies.

And as an added bonus, you might get hired at a company where you're actually a good fit, rather than one you weasled your way into, and get to pay rent, food bills, and other expenses through employment for a long time!

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simonw 5 hours ago | parent [-]

It's pretty easy as an interviewer to spot when a candidate is hedging on a question, and it's the kind of thing that might get discussed in the post-interview debrief.

"Wouldn't give a straight answer on question X" isn't an instant no-hire, but it's not a positive signal.

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ipaddr 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

This doesn't make sense in practice. He hedged so not sure need to look at other factors vs he picked a side and he selected the opposite of what we wanted no-hire or he answered what we wanted small positive signal need to look at other factors.

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knollimar an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I just interviewed a guy and all three interviewers asked him functionally the same question. He hedged 3 times and we just wanted an honest answer...

	▲	onraglanroad 15 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		The guy wanted a job, didn't know what answer you wanted for the job, and you guys were being assholes. If you can accept that then you've learnt something.

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airstrike 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

ironically, I'd understand people not giving a straight answer on this particular topic

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LtWorf 26 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

"The candidate is mature and doesn't engage in bikeshedding"

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