Engineering interviews are stressful, but there are some ways to mitigate the level of stress you are putting on candidates through this process.
Technical interviews are stressful, to put it mildly. Ask a roomful of software engineers about their worst interview experiences, and each will have their own horror story – from rude interviewers, to arbitrary riddles, to handwriting long programs on a whiteboard.
Some of that stress is unavoidable; after all, the stakes are high when you’re trying to land your dream job. But hiring managers and interviewers are responsible for creating a space where candidates can show what they’re truly capable of.