4 Reasons Why Coding Interviews Are Broken

HackerEarth
2 min readNov 10, 2021

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Spoiler alert: I’m not a coder. And I’ve never had a coding interview.

But I work for a company whose flagship product for sale is a coding interview tool. So knowing a little bit about the ABCs of conducting great coding interviews that candidates love helps me do my job better. Which is what this blog is all about. Making sure your developer talent does their best work on the job.

Let’s face it, coding interviews in 2021 are broken. And coding interviews that candidates love? That’s the equivalent of trying to find an oasis in the desert. It’s hard to come by.

At this point? We can hope that with the release of coding interview tools in the market like FaceCode, recruiters will have the means to interview candidates the right way.

But for now, in 2021, tech interviews are still extremely broken. Here are a few things that are wrong with them.

Read more on what’s wrong with coding interviews and how to fix them on our blog.

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Originally written by Wayne, Social Media Specialist for www.hackerearth.com

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