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For my next interview I will start talking about hash tables and hope for the best!

> A lot of modern interviewing isn't about finding talented programmers, it's about finding those who know how to follow their (albeit implicit) rules. You study, we give you the job, you don't, we won't.

From my perspective it feels like that. For some reason, it also feels like there is a gun pointed at me when doing these kinds of job interviews.

Any examples of companies that are more liberal would be really appreciated!

I will study for any interview, I do not have a problem with that. During the interview when they asked me about BSTs, although I never used them in my life, I was still able to write some code using the instructions given by the interviewer. I can imagine that if I studied for them I would have done just fine.

When the interview was setup I was told it was going to be about gdb/valgrind. When the interview took place, BSTs were involved, I answered the basic stuff such traversing it, finding the min/max, some other functions, but I was not able to answer some tricky questions later towards the end.

Unfortunately I cannot do internships as I am out of time/graduating soon. Also, I was not able to do any internships during my program due to many reasons outside of my control/non-negotiable.

I am outside the US.

Thanks Hluska! I appreciate the venting option! Very little time to do things around here. My life is research, school work, course TA, chores around the house, and finally my favorite part, 6 - 8 hours of much needed sleep.

I will keep going at it, but these kinds of job interviews are definitely a turn off from the company itself.