I have a first job interview for a software engineer position but in the email they state that I will have to write out a program at the interview stage. Does everyone do this?
What kind of program might it be for a graduate?
The job is for a .NET developer, but I can use any language, so I will stick with C#. I'm actually S**Ting it; I have no clue what they are going to ask me to do.
While open-ended interview questions are ones where the employer expects you to provide a detailed response and maybe even an example, a closed-ended question only requires a simple and quick answer that provides basic information to the interviewer.
Closed-ended interview questions This category of job interview questions calls for simple, informational answers. Often, they can be just a "yes" or "no," but you should give candidates an opportunity to explain themselves. These questions can help you quickly gain basic information about the job seeker.
Many companies will spend much of the interview time asking candidates to write actual code (usually on a whiteboard or piece of paper though sometimes on a real computer) as this is a great way to see if they will be successful in the job. Some things to keep in mind:
Good interviewers will be able to extract what you've learned over the course of your lifetime, so don't worry too much about last minute study sessions. It's too late. That said, it's not a bad idea to brush up on basic language syntax and core data structures and algorithms.
Here are some sample problems you may want to practice writing out on paper:
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