--- title: When tech interview tests are broken | daily.dev description: A developer shares their experience of being rejected from an OpenAI role despite three referrals, arguing that the technical interview was fundamentally... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/when-tech-interview-tests-are-broken-glafi8eu6 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: When tech interview tests are broken | daily.dev og:description: A developer shares their experience of being rejected from an OpenAI role despite three referrals, arguing that the technical interview was fundamentally... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/when-tech-interview-tests-are-broken-glafi8eu6 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/gLafi8EU6.png og:image:alt: When tech interview tests are broken og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # When tech interview tests are broken **[Kevin Powell](https://daily.dev/sources/kevinpowell)** · 1 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A developer shares their experience of being rejected from an OpenAI role despite three referrals, arguing that the technical interview was fundamentally broken. The test failed to assess the actual skills needed for the role, instead testing basic React knowledge more suited to new graduates. The candidate confronted the interviewer directly, pointing out the disconnect between what the team needed and what the interview evaluated. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [1.6 Million Open AI Engineering Roles. 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