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So you play the game (proving your talents by finishing) and then start from square one in the companies interview pipeline? I thought the whole point was to so
by djb_hackernews 11y ago
So you play the game (proving your talents by finishing) and then start from square one in the companies interview pipeline? I thought the whole point was to solve that problem?
- matheist 11y agoNo, the way it worked for me was that I had a short non-technical chat with an internal recruiter and then we went straight to an onsite interview.
- djb_hackernews 11y agoThat sounds exactly like square one in the interview process...
- matheist 11y agoNo, square one would have been several phone screens if they liked my resume at all. So it got me to around square four or five.
- mrfusion 11y agoThey should also least guarantee no whiteboard coding if you pass the game. That would be worthwhile.
- tptacek 11y agoI would love to guarantee things like that. In fact: I'd love to guarantee no whiteboard coding for anyone, because whiteboard coding is stupid. But we're just a goofy game company right now, not a force of nature. Generally: if you're not into the CTF stuff for its own sake, because you like doing this kind of thing for fun, we're not asking you to be involved. We hate the idea of being another hoop to jump through. If you dig CTF stuff and you're looking for a new gig, we're working on trying to be as helpful as possible for your job search. We're still figuring a lot of this stuff out.
- jgalt212 11y ago> because whiteboard coding is stupid not so. I've found it's an effective way to not only judge how people think, but also how they communicate and respond to live feedback.
- tptacek 11y agoI've been interviewing developers since 1996. Everyone who has ever done a whiteboard interview says this. Are you interviewing people for some kind of live coding game show? If so: I concede your point.
- jgalt212 11y ago> Everyone who has ever done a whiteboard interview. I didn't know you knew everyone who has ever done a whiteboard interview. I must concede to the omniscient observer.
- jgalt212 11y ago> live coding game show like Starfighter?
- tptacek 11y agoHuh? I don't follow. We're not hiring people with whiteboard interviews either.