Is it fair for a website to share interview questions publicly? [closed]

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

I recently came across this website and found out that an excruciating amount of interviews were shared in great details with what questions were asked, any follow-up questions, answers to these interview questions, and possibly a rough description of the interviewer. These shared interviews concern a lot of the big names in the U.S. tech industry. Clearly, this sabotages the opportunities of other candidates without these privileged information of interviews taken place recently. I'm sure, you've all seen people sharing tiny bit of detail on their interviews on other job search website. But I can assure you the amount of interview detail shared is tremendous.

My question here is whether it's fair for this website to host such information? And will tech companies still find their hiring process fair if some candidates come fully prepared with the answers to a question the interviewers just asked 1 or 2 interviews ago. Because interviewers normally don't change their questions that often, those candidates actually do have higher chance of answering the question correctly.

And if it is not fair for a website to be doing this, what can we do to take it down so other candidates like me and you can get a fair competition?

manpreet 2 years ago

First of all, it's unclear where you're from, so we can't possibly know exactly what the law is in yourcountry.

However, typically, there are no laws or rules as to what you can share about the interview unless you've signed a non-disclosure agreement.

Is it "unfair" to share these details with others? I don't think so.

We each prepare ourselves for an interview as best we can. For myself, I prepare canned answers to a wide range of hypothetical questions, most of which come up in interviews in some shape or form. Should my preparation be illegal? How about studying for an exam?

I think you can see where I'm going with this.

Ultimately there's going to be a lot of different factors which tie into a company offering you a job. Not just what you say, but how you say. How you come across in a million little ways.

And last but not least, life is not fair, friend. There's no such thing as a fair competition. We each try to gain an advantage over one another, whether it's some unique experience we list on our resume's, or a tidbit of knowledge you glean off of someone's LinkedIn profile and use to form a personal connection (with a witty, off-handed comment, of course).

Instead of focusing on what the other guy is reading online, worry about your own efforts to prepare.