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I interviewed for a position that asked for "experience with Java programming".
I have experience with it in 2 of my previous jobs, but I'm not an expert coder or anything. This requirement is also just a side requirement and not the bulk of the work that I would be doing. This is not a FT coding position.
During the phone interview, he said "looks like you're very good with Java"
My resume shows that I've used it in some capacity but I'm not sure how he arrived at that conclusion. I tried to be upfront and honest in case he decided to grill with Java questions so I replied something similar to "I'm not an expert or anything, but I can read most of the code and am able to fix issues". I'm not sure how he took that answer. The phone interview felt like it went well overall and sent him a thank you email the next day but I still haven't heard anything back after nearly a week.
If Java is something that would be helpful to the job, but not absolutely necessary, your answer should be fine. As long as on your resume you didn't put something to deceive them into thinking you were an expert at it, like you created a bunch of Java programs, when in reality you only troubleshooted a bit, I don't see a problem.
I interviewed for a position that asked for "experience with Java programming".
I have experience with it in 2 of my previous jobs, but I'm not an expert coder or anything. This requirement is also just a side requirement and not the bulk of the work that I would be doing. This is not a FT coding position.
During the phone interview, he said "looks like you're very good with Java"
My resume shows that I've used it in some capacity but I'm not sure how he arrived at that conclusion. I tried to be upfront and honest in case he decided to grill with Java questions so I replied something similar to "I'm not an expert or anything, but I can read most of the code and am able to fix issues". I'm not sure how he took that answer. The phone interview felt like it went well overall and sent him a thank you email the next day but I still haven't heard anything back after nearly a week.
What do you guys think?
I would appreciate that kind of answer far beyond someone who tried to BS their way into looking better than they are (which is easy to see through). If I don't see some kind of humility in a candidate, they most likely won't get the job.
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