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I don't think "the final interview" means a single person. I took it to mean the onsite round, with however many people that entails, skipping the recruiter scr

I don't think "the final interview" means a single person. I took it to mean the onsite round, with however many people that entails, skipping the recruiter screen, phone screen, etc.

Zephyr314 9y ago
This interpretation is correct; they skip to onsite, but get a full onsite. (Source: we interview triplebyte candidates regularly)
- theflork 9y ago
  how is the quality of the candidates coming thru the triplebyte pipeline compared to recruiters, or direct site applications? I'm considering using triplebyte, but also want to control where my applications are sent to.
  - Zephyr314 9y ago
    They are of similar quality to candidates that get through our normal screening process (direct applications). It is best to be very specific about what types of candidates you are looking for so they can match as well as possible. We're happy with them in general.
bogomipz 9y ago
So why does it matter whether the first round of interviews is done by this company or the actual company doing the hiring? I would argue that as a candidate I would rather interview with as many of my potential coworkers as possible. Interviewing is a two way street. The more exposure to the actual people I would be working with allows me to make a better-informed decision. How is reducing my exposure better for me the candidate? It seems its really better for Tripplebyte though and maybe the company looking to hire if they are short-staffed but not the candidate.
- tzs 9y ago
  > So why does it matter whether the first round of interviews is done by this company or the actual company doing the hiring? I think the idea is that if you do the first round with Triplebyte instead of with Apple, Facebook, Dropbox, or Stripe you are effectively doing the first round with Apple, Facebook, Dropbox, AND Stripe.
  - bogomipz 9y ago
    >"... you are effectively doing the first round with Apple, Facebook, Dropbox, AND Stripe." Except that I am not. By doing the first rounds with Tripplebyte I have squandered an opportunity to learn about and form an opinion about the people and team I might be working with in the future. The more answers I can get to my questions the better informed I am. I guess I don't understand this whole "we will fast track you" as a value proposition. The only efficiency gain("fast tracking") is gotten by the company looking to hire. I myself am still subject to the same length of the interview sequence. Only one is with Tripplebyte and one is with the company doing the hiring instead of two or more with the company doing the hiring. And in the process I have given up the opportunity to have more exposure to meet and talk to the actual team I would be working with. Should I be so grateful for an opportunity to work for "Apple, Facebook, Dropbox, AND Stripe"(Tripplebyte seems to beat this drum loudly) that it doesn't matter whether I think it would be a fit for me on a personal, cultural and professional level?
    - itsdrewmiller 9y ago
      Assuming you don’t pass 100% of on site interviews or you don’t take the first offer immediately, triplebyte will save you some amount of time. Beyond the force multiplier for pre-onsite interviews, they also can predict which companies you will have a higher success rate with for your on site. It’s not a guaranteed slam dunk for every single person (and you still have to pass their process) but I think the value proposition is pretty obvious to most people.
      - bogomipz 9y ago
drewmol 9y ago
Interesting, someone clarified below that it is indeed final round. I would take it to mean 'the final interview', singular, as written. Seems misleading.
- bogomipz 9y ago
  I think most people would agree that "final interview" is singular and a "round of interviews" is plural. It is indeed misleading.

I don't think "the final interview" means a single person. I took it to mean the onsite round, with however many people that entails, skipping the recruiter screen, phone screen, etc.

Zephyr314 9y ago

This interpretation is correct; they skip to onsite, but get a full onsite. (Source: we interview triplebyte candidates regularly)

theflork 9y ago
how is the quality of the candidates coming thru the triplebyte pipeline compared to recruiters, or direct site applications? I'm considering using triplebyte, but also want to control where my applications are sent to.
- Zephyr314 9y ago
  They are of similar quality to candidates that get through our normal screening process (direct applications). It is best to be very specific about what types of candidates you are looking for so they can match as well as possible. We're happy with them in general.

bogomipz 9y ago

So why does it matter whether the first round of interviews is done by this company or the actual company doing the hiring? I would argue that as a candidate I would rather interview with as many of my potential coworkers as possible. Interviewing is a two way street. The more exposure to the actual people I would be working with allows me to make a better-informed decision. How is reducing my exposure better for me the candidate? It seems its really better for Tripplebyte though and maybe the company looking to hire if they are short-staffed but not the candidate.

tzs 9y ago
> So why does it matter whether the first round of interviews is done by this company or the actual company doing the hiring? I think the idea is that if you do the first round with Triplebyte instead of with Apple, Facebook, Dropbox, or Stripe you are effectively doing the first round with Apple, Facebook, Dropbox, AND Stripe.
- bogomipz 9y ago
  >"... you are effectively doing the first round with Apple, Facebook, Dropbox, AND Stripe." Except that I am not. By doing the first rounds with Tripplebyte I have squandered an opportunity to learn about and form an opinion about the people and team I might be working with in the future. The more answers I can get to my questions the better informed I am. I guess I don't understand this whole "we will fast track you" as a value proposition. The only efficiency gain("fast tracking") is gotten by the company looking to hire. I myself am still subject to the same length of the interview sequence. Only one is with Tripplebyte and one is with the company doing the hiring instead of two or more with the company doing the hiring. And in the process I have given up the opportunity to have more exposure to meet and talk to the actual team I would be working with. Should I be so grateful for an opportunity to work for "Apple, Facebook, Dropbox, AND Stripe"(Tripplebyte seems to beat this drum loudly) that it doesn't matter whether I think it would be a fit for me on a personal, cultural and professional level?
  - itsdrewmiller 9y ago
    Assuming you don’t pass 100% of on site interviews or you don’t take the first offer immediately, triplebyte will save you some amount of time. Beyond the force multiplier for pre-onsite interviews, they also can predict which companies you will have a higher success rate with for your on site. It’s not a guaranteed slam dunk for every single person (and you still have to pass their process) but I think the value proposition is pretty obvious to most people.
    - bogomipz 9y ago

drewmol 9y ago

Interesting, someone clarified below that it is indeed final round. I would take it to mean 'the final interview', singular, as written. Seems misleading.

bogomipz 9y ago
I think most people would agree that "final interview" is singular and a "round of interviews" is plural. It is indeed misleading.