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One view of this behaviour is cheating, another view is hustle. I mean, if you could arrange a hackathon to solve an interview question - you are hired my frien

• shandor 10y ago
  Sure I would, I have the $X/h to divide between them for helping me ;) Seriously though, I guessed that many companies probably must have this kind of laid-back attitude on the matter, since it would be stupid to presume they are ignorant of my original point. Still, I think it might be a little unfair to the people going by the rules-as-written, which somewhat diminishes the consensus of awesomeness of this approach. That is, if the interview process is not actively trying to choose for hustle... :)
• maccard 10y ago
  Do you expect this guy to organise a hackathon to solve every problem you give him? And what if that havkathon now involves the people at your company working on his problems as well as their own?
  • deepGem 10y ago
    Of course I don't expect him to organise a hackathon. If that's his way of solving the problem, I'll actually appreciate his effort. Shows great leadership skills. In fact, most of your success in a company comes from your ability to muster a team. Individual skills only go so far.
• z3t4 10y ago
  I would also hire the dude on the spot, and probably his/her friends too.
• JabavuAdams 10y ago
  Depends whether you're hiring for a management role, or an individual contributor role.