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Same thing when I interview people. I don’t know is a sign of confidence to me. It is the right answer in so many situations. Unless you have a reasonable shot at deriving the answer on the spot, it’s what more people should be saying, and not only in interviews.


Agree. Although a better answer is (sometimes) I don't know, but... and some indication of how they might get to the answer.


That’s my usual prompt. How much do you know about the domain, how long will it take you to know.




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