What do you do when you don't know a technical answer?
Ik this sounds stupid and crazy but if you guys r asked a technical u straight up have no idea what to do for, what do you say/respond with?
Ik this sounds stupid and crazy but if you guys r asked a technical u straight up have no idea what to do for, what do you say/respond with?
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Say you don’t know and you are sorry and you’ll figure it out after the interview/meeting, then give your best guess. Shouldn’t take more than 30 seconds.
Mumble like a retard and start drooling, always works
Admit you’re not 100%, but let them know how you’d think about it. After your answer say,” happy to take any feedback on this and after the interview I’ll make sure to revisit this topic further.”
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