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Coding interview

Meaning in job interviews & careers, with examples

nounCommon term

In job interviews & careers, coding interview means: An interview assessing programming through writing, analysing or discussing code.

In Turkish: kodlama mülakatı

How it is used

Common in programming recruitment; clarify permitted tools and the task format.

Example sentences

  1. The coding interview asked me to handle duplicate records in a small dataset.

    The task turns programming knowledge into an observable solution.

  2. In her coding interview, she tested an empty input before submitting the function.

    Testing an edge case shows attention to the behavior of the code.

Common collocations

  • prepare for a coding interview
  • live coding interview
  • hard skillsSpecific, teachable abilities that can be measured or tested, such as using Excel, speaking German, coding in Python or operating a machine.
  • job interviewA formal meeting in which an employer asks a candidate questions to decide whether they are right for a job.

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