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# [6 Red Flags I Saw While Doing 60+ Technical Interviews in 30 Days](https://meekg33k.dev/6-red-flags-i-saw-while-doing-60-technical-interviews-in-30-days?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Gotchas to guide you in your next technical interview

Mar 11, 2021 · 17 min read · meekg33k.dev  
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## Written by

[Uduak Obong-Eren](https://hashnode.com/@meekg33k)

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[Tane Piper](https://hashnode.com/@tanepiper)

[Apr 19, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/6-red-flags-i-saw-while-doing-60-technical-interviews-in-30-days/604a4a31d00fe37d7cd08bb8/comment/607d65feeb2bd30d2d229353)

I haven't done 60, but even in the small number of sessions I've done, I've experienced a lot of the same recently. I've been on both sides of the hiring table in my 20-year career and these have been some of the worst hiring experiences I've seen.

I've not found anything new yet, but from what I've seen:

-   Companies that said no to me: They are looking for something very specific and a 20-year spikey profile doesn't fit with their narrow vision. These ones also had the worst technical tests as part of the 1h session - they were either very low level ("build a system to store strings") or super-high level ("Explain how you'd build a plugin system") and expecting perfect technical expertise.
    
-   Companies I've said no to: Red flags all over the place - one company put me through a 3.5h interview process (I should have said no, but I was curious - I said no before they made an offer) and did 3 very technical tests during that time.
    

In one interview they said they had no documentation, and one had already gone through a re-org and the hiring person already said others were leaving so this was a role to replace people.

And in all cases - clarity of role is missing from a lot of the descriptions. They have generic "Senior Developer" roles that require skill sets that in some orgs require a team of people. When you ask about the role there's no distinction of management vs leadership, one org said it would take months to fully onboard (so what would I be doing in the time up to then?).

It's amazing how consistent this is over the industry and I suspect it's in part when you let the development team run the hiring process instead of the HR department.

[Andrew Baisden](https://hashnode.com/@andrewbaisden)

[Mar 26, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/6-red-flags-i-saw-while-doing-60-technical-interviews-in-30-days/604a4a31d00fe37d7cd08bb8/comment/605deba443029d4a5fb6390a)

Now this is an article that was worth reading. Its is true about the red flags I have seen them many times before.

[Victoria Lo](https://hashnode.com/@victoria)

[Mar 17, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/6-red-flags-i-saw-while-doing-60-technical-interviews-in-30-days/604a4a31d00fe37d7cd08bb8/comment/6051e0feca9a5a7d6f5dc925)

I have seen a few of these red flags myself and luckily didn't make a big mistake. Thanks a lot for this article! It will surely help a lot of people! Shared :)

[Jibril Salim Osman](https://hashnode.com/@josdev)

[Mar 12, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/6-red-flags-i-saw-while-doing-60-technical-interviews-in-30-days/604a4a31d00fe37d7cd08bb8/comment/604bdf8e49698807cc47e607)

Thanks man

[Catalin Pit](https://hashnode.com/@Catalinpit)

[Mar 12, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/6-red-flags-i-saw-while-doing-60-technical-interviews-in-30-days/604a4a31d00fe37d7cd08bb8/comment/604b0c7bad1cac7d577e008b)

Everyone should read this article! I learnt a lot of things.

Thank you, [Uduak Obong-Eren](https://hashnode.com/@meekg33k)! 🙏

[Uduak Obong-Eren](https://hashnode.com/@meekg33k)

[Mar 13, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/6-red-flags-i-saw-while-doing-60-technical-interviews-in-30-days/604a4a31d00fe37d7cd08bb8/comment/604b0c7bad1cac7d577e008b#reply-604ce1dfcd951c0ca4c00cb4)

It's a pleasure [Catalin Pit](https://hashnode.com/@Catalinpit). I'm glad you found the article helpful!