Red flags I saw while doing technical interviews
As someone with 20+ years in the experience, red flag #1 for me is being expected to go through a skill-testing technical whiteboard (or similar) coding exercise before even having a deeper discussion about the role and whether there&#x27;s a fit, etc.<p>I&#x27;ve seen this many times and I find it baffling: I already have a very high paying high quality job, I want you to sell _me_ on the position before demanding I do stressful work to prove myself to you.<p>The vibe I get from that is: they&#x27;re not interested in senior or experienced talent. What they want is new grads. So I just tell them I am not interested. Either that or the hiring market isn&#x27;t nearly as tight as people claim. There must be a surplus of talent if companies can get away with this.<p>I don&#x27;t like whiteboard coding exercises, but would be willing to do them for the right position. We need to see if this is the right position for me&#x2F;them before we proceed to that phase. That means that that process comes as one of the last steps, before an offer. If they&#x27;re not willing to do that, I just politely decline.