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I was once caught out by that tactic. The interviewer asked if I would use such-and-such algorithm to solve their problem, and I said sure, whatever. I was just thinking to myself, give me the job and I'll research it and make it work. It wasn't until much later that I realized the possibility that such-and-such algorithm didn't really exist, and that I had failed the weeding-out question.


Well, someone failed, but I don't think it was you. Unless you actually lied about knowing it.


Well I didn't admit that I didn't know it - two wrongs don't make a right. This was my first interview in 8 years, second in 24 - admittedly I was a little rusty.




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