Quote (carteblanche @ Mar 5 2014 10:08pm)

only 1 point each, on a test.

if i was a teacher, i'd weigh them so the farther you go the more valuable they became. the obvious ones (3.14) would be worth 1 point each. then for every 2 digits, the points increase by one. so the next two digits were worth 2 points, the next two digits were worth 3 points, the next two digits were worth 4 points, etc.

if i was a literature teacher, i'd assign everyone 10 page research papers due every month. and i'd grade them by just counting the pages. no point reading them since nobody got time for that

Quote (whitehh @ Mar 6 2014 02:54pm)

if you are just applying for an internship... relax.. You won't need to know how to recite over 20,000 digits of pi.

Expect some totally normal questions, but just be yourself and be honest with your skill-set and you will be fine.

The only time I've seen intense tests / challenges are for senior development roles at places like Facebook / Instagram etc.

Quote (AbDuCt @ Mar 6 2014 08:19pm)

For someone who can't read a 3 page thread, I highly doubt you've been hired anywhere meaningful. PI was not related to this thread, it was an off shoot of carteblanche's memory of school.

Quote (whitehh @ Mar 8 2014 02:41pm)

PI became related to this thread when these guys used the 2nd page of this post to talk about it.  If you were read my post you see that I sarcastically said "you won't need to know how to recite over *20,000* digits of pi."

("I highly doubt you've been hired anywhere meaningful.")  You would probably be surprised if you saw my CV =)

Quote (whitehh @ Mar 8 2014 02:51pm)

I was literally only suggesting that they would not be answering anything of that nature in an internship interview.

What derails threads is arrogant kids like yourself who try to act superior at any opportunity.  I get it... it's a programming forum, u must be super smart.

Quote (oOn @ Mar 8 2014 05:33pm)

Let's get back on track...


Does anyone have any advice for how to negotiate? I have a good feeling that I am going to get the internship for the last company I interviewed with..but I heard that they are cheap and will try to underpay. Is it worth trying to negotiate? I really want this one and I don't want to risk losing the opportunity just because of a negotiation

What is an expected pay for a typical non-startup company internship ?? Glassdoor projects the  software engineer salary to be 56k - 126k