A new campaign tracked as "Dev Popper" is targeting software developers with fake job interviews in an attempt to trick them into installing a Python remote access trojan (RAT).
Regarding that last one, my last job actually happened because I was made an offer during the first interview before even doing any sort of technical or programming test…
… of course most of the developers there were awful, so I wish they had.
It’s almost as if technical interviews are extremely important in vetting applicants…
Regarding that last one, my last job actually happened because I was made an offer during the first interview
Probably better stated as a red flag not necessarily “they’re not real.” Usually the folks at the company will want at least a little bit of time to think over the interview and discuss.
It’s almost as if technical interviews are extremely important in vetting applicants
It depends, good references and prior work can top “technical interviews” in my book. If someone’s done something interesting a conversation about that interesting thing is often far more useful.
Technical interviews are more important when you’re looking at people fresh out of college or a code bootcamp.
I’ve gotten offered a job on the first interview and I worked there for a while. Then again, that was not in my field of IT and was a part-time job with a well-known company, alongside studies. So while it can be a red flag, it’s not always. Depends on the situation. Just stay vigilant.
I’ve been offered a job during the interview. But I did think it was super sketchy and didn’t take it.
But honestly it was more of a red flag of them just being desperate than anything dodgy going on. They really weren’t prepared to pay that much money, so they wanted to offer people jobs so they wouldn’t think about it.
I run interviews, and a lot of applicants can’t write code. So they’re probably going after low-hanging fruit like that.
Makes sense, I feel bad for the guys that were happy for a chance and got screwed over. (By the hackers, not you, haha)
Some tips for people, real companies won’t:
Be careful out there!
Regarding that last one, my last job actually happened because I was made an offer during the first interview before even doing any sort of technical or programming test…
… of course most of the developers there were awful, so I wish they had.
It’s almost as if technical interviews are extremely important in vetting applicants…
Probably better stated as a red flag not necessarily “they’re not real.” Usually the folks at the company will want at least a little bit of time to think over the interview and discuss.
It depends, good references and prior work can top “technical interviews” in my book. If someone’s done something interesting a conversation about that interesting thing is often far more useful.
Technical interviews are more important when you’re looking at people fresh out of college or a code bootcamp.
I’ve gotten offered a job on the first interview and I worked there for a while. Then again, that was not in my field of IT and was a part-time job with a well-known company, alongside studies. So while it can be a red flag, it’s not always. Depends on the situation. Just stay vigilant.
I’ve been offered a job during the interview. But I did think it was super sketchy and didn’t take it.
But honestly it was more of a red flag of them just being desperate than anything dodgy going on. They really weren’t prepared to pay that much money, so they wanted to offer people jobs so they wouldn’t think about it.