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hmm yeah I get that but still, what does an "introduction" mean? :)
by 2oi4j3 11y ago
hmm yeah I get that but still, what does an "introduction" mean? :)
- zrail 11y agoSequence of events: 1. You play stockfighter and get the highest score this year. 2. patio11 emails you and says "hey, you're awesome. are you looking for a job?" 3. You say "yes!" 4. patio11 emails pc (CEO of Stripe) and says "hey 2oi4j3 is awesome, here is proof (i.e. your stockfighter score)" 5. pc emails you and says "hey let's talk about what job you would like at Stripe, and let's bypass most or all of that technical interview crap because we already know you're awesome" 6. you and pc decide that you would be best on the X team, you start next week.
- notatoad 11y ago7. pc sends stockfighter a bunch of money
- zrail 11y agoYes, quite right. I forgot that part.
- georgiecasey 11y agothat business model... if you've nothing nice to say, say nothing, i'll keep to that
- daveguy 11y ago"say nothing" ...hm... looks like you failed. Better luck next time!
- MichaelGG 11y agoReally hoping they can also find non-full-time placements.
- spamizbad 11y agoI think skipping #5 is unwise. What's to stop someone from making starfighter account, scoring well, and then selling their account to some middling programmer?
- danneu 11y agoWhat's to stop someone from diving head first down the stairs to speed up their descent?
- spamizbad 11y agoI think the idea behind starfigher is great. But if I was using their service, I'd do a "Trust, but verify" approach. I would not skip a technical interview. But I also wouldn't bombard them with inane whiteboard challenges or multi-hour take-home challenges However, I would want them to walk me through their code. And I would want to probe into why they made certain decisions. And I'd like to give them at least one challenge and witness their problem solving process. So #5 would most certainly not be skipped. But if the expectation of this service is there's absolutely no technical vetting process outside of this game then I guess it wouldn't be a service I'd ever use to hire someone. I don't believe that's the case though.
- kasey_junk 11y agoThey are contingent recruiters much like any other. They generate leads to companies for their hiring pipeline. If that lead makes it through the interview process they get paid (likely priced as a percentage of first year salary). They differentiate themselves in that they claim their game will generate better leads than email spam, trolling LinkedIn & scuzzy phone sales. I believe them, but I'd still interview anyone they sent me.