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I understand that coding interviews are frustrating. Believe me, I've been there. There should be some other way. But you are closing some very weighty doors b

I understand that coding interviews are frustrating. Believe me, I've been there. There should be some other way. But you are closing some very weighty doors by refusing to do coding interviews. Google requires them. Amazon requires them. Microsoft required them back in the day, and still may. Those are some mighty tempting opportunities to say no to, over a point of pride.

cerrelio 10y ago
Google contacts me every three months. I keep turning them down, because in addition to their coding tests, they require days of interviews. I'm a working professional. I don't want to take days off to go through a useless process. To any Google recruiters/employees: If you want senior engineers, please don't treat them like college grads, diploma fresh-in-hand. I'm building shit all day, I don't want to cram for a battery of interviews.
- eropple 10y ago
  This is where I'm at, too--like, I'd love to entertain the idea of working for Google, but I work for a living. Right now, taking two days out of my work schedule means I'm out an opportunity cost of somewhere around two thousand dollars at my standard rates. The "honor" of interviewing at Google is not worth that.
- Rapzid 10y ago
  Same here. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Google will all reach out and then toss you into their standard interview process for people coming to them looking for a job. Can't be taking time off work for everyone who contacts me; particularly when there is no specific position/salary on the table or even any indication of real interest.
rimantas 10y ago
People still find Amazon and Google attractive?
- johan_larson 10y ago
  Alphabet's headcount grew by 10,000 people year over year, so yes, plenty of people find Google attractive. https://abc.xyz/investor/news/earnings/2016/Q3_alphabet_earnings/ https://abc.xyz/investor/news/earnings/2016/Q3_alphabet_earn... Ditto Amazon, which added 76,000 people in 2015. http://www.geekwire.com/2016/amazon-hired-76/ http://www.geekwire.com/2016/amazon-hired-76/ (Damn, that's a lot of people. No wonder their recruiters are everywhere.)

cerrelio 10y ago

Google contacts me every three months. I keep turning them down, because in addition to their coding tests, they require days of interviews. I'm a working professional. I don't want to take days off to go through a useless process. To any Google recruiters/employees: If you want senior engineers, please don't treat them like college grads, diploma fresh-in-hand. I'm building shit all day, I don't want to cram for a battery of interviews.

eropple 10y ago
This is where I'm at, too--like, I'd love to entertain the idea of working for Google, but I work for a living. Right now, taking two days out of my work schedule means I'm out an opportunity cost of somewhere around two thousand dollars at my standard rates. The "honor" of interviewing at Google is not worth that.
Rapzid 10y ago
Same here. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Google will all reach out and then toss you into their standard interview process for people coming to them looking for a job. Can't be taking time off work for everyone who contacts me; particularly when there is no specific position/salary on the table or even any indication of real interest.

rimantas 10y ago

People still find Amazon and Google attractive?

johan_larson 10y ago
Alphabet's headcount grew by 10,000 people year over year, so yes, plenty of people find Google attractive. https://abc.xyz/investor/news/earnings/2016/Q3_alphabet_earnings/ https://abc.xyz/investor/news/earnings/2016/Q3_alphabet_earn... Ditto Amazon, which added 76,000 people in 2015. http://www.geekwire.com/2016/amazon-hired-76/ http://www.geekwire.com/2016/amazon-hired-76/ (Damn, that's a lot of people. No wonder their recruiters are everywhere.)