Interviewer being questioned 🥺
I had a pretty frustrating experience recently while interviewing a candidate for a role at a top MNC, and I’m curious if others are seeing the same trend.
The interview was focused on Generative AI and ML. As per the JD, the candidate was expected to have a solid understanding of neural networks. Initially, things went well. He was comfortable talking about GenAI concepts, tools, and use cases.
But when I started digging into neural networks, things completely fell apart.
The candidate couldnt really explain the fundamentals. When I tried probing further, instead of attempting to reason it out, they said something like
“I can’t explain it in textbook format… what exactly do you expect me to say?”
That response honestly caught me off guard.
It made me realize a pattern I’ve been noticing lately,that is, a lot of candidates are quite good at using LLMs and GenAI tools, but don’t really have a deeper understanding of the underlying concepts. The moment you move away from surface-level usage into fundamentals, the gap becomes very obvious.
I’m not expecting everyone to be a research-level expert, but for roles that explicitly mention neural networks, I at least expect some clarity on basics.
Is anyone else seeing this shift?
Where candidates are strong in tools and demos, but weak in core ML understanding?