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>interviewing.io evaluates students based on their coding skills, not their resume. We are open to students regardless of their university affiliation, college

>interviewing.io evaluates students based on their coding skills, not their resume. We are open to students regardless of their university affiliation, college major, and pretty much anything else (we ask for your class year to make sure you’re available when companies want you and that’s about it). Unlike traditional campus recruiting, we attract students organically (getting free practice with engineers from top companies is a pretty big draw) from schools big and small from across the country. Sweet pitch and of course a genuine problem. But companies have very limited resources and they use them at elite schools which have already stringent requirements to get in. Alternatively, I now see most companies are giving a hackerrank test as a start irrespective of your school. I guess this is a starting point to avoid the bias towards top schools.

Manishearth 9y ago
"stringent requirements" like "oh, one of your parents was a student here? here, you're in". Harvard is one-third legacy[1]. > at five Ivy League schools, Dartmouth, Princeton, Yale, Penn and Brown, as well as 33 other colleges, there are more students from families in the top one percent than from the entire bottom 60 percent. stringent requirements, sure, but certainly not the right kind. [1]: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/06/harvards-incoming-class-is-one-third-legacy.html https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/06/harvards-incoming-class-is-o...
- vthallam 9y ago
  That alone doesn't get you an admission. When 2 students has equal test scores, GPA and everything else, your family association definitely helps. This doesn't mean, they accept not so smart people because their parents went to the same school.
  - hyperhopper 9y ago
    Exactly, the argument is that it shouldn't matter.
- PeterisP 9y ago
  Having one-third legacy isn't really that strong evidence of a bias - legacy can be easily explained by (a) the fact that people who can choose between the top schools are likely to prefer Harvard for legacy reasons; and (b) the fact that academic success in general (and thus the ability to perform well in any school) is highly hereditary - all three of nature+nurture+socioeconomic status are strong influencers, and all are highly hereditary; so we should expect that a much higher proportion (compared to average) children of Harvard graduates have the innate qualities that would allow to choose among top schools even if there was no legacy bias.
wolco 9y ago
The numbers do not add up. If I can hire cheaper from candidates not in the top 5 the money could be used to recruit better/same talent at lower costs plus generally a longer employment term.

Manishearth 9y ago

"stringent requirements" like "oh, one of your parents was a student here? here, you're in". Harvard is one-third legacy[1]. > at five Ivy League schools, Dartmouth, Princeton, Yale, Penn and Brown, as well as 33 other colleges, there are more students from families in the top one percent than from the entire bottom 60 percent. stringent requirements, sure, but certainly not the right kind. [1]: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/06/harvards-incoming-class-is-one-third-legacy.html https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/06/harvards-incoming-class-is-o...

vthallam 9y ago
That alone doesn't get you an admission. When 2 students has equal test scores, GPA and everything else, your family association definitely helps. This doesn't mean, they accept not so smart people because their parents went to the same school.
- hyperhopper 9y ago
  Exactly, the argument is that it shouldn't matter.
PeterisP 9y ago
Having one-third legacy isn't really that strong evidence of a bias - legacy can be easily explained by (a) the fact that people who can choose between the top schools are likely to prefer Harvard for legacy reasons; and (b) the fact that academic success in general (and thus the ability to perform well in any school) is highly hereditary - all three of nature+nurture+socioeconomic status are strong influencers, and all are highly hereditary; so we should expect that a much higher proportion (compared to average) children of Harvard graduates have the innate qualities that would allow to choose among top schools even if there was no legacy bias.

wolco 9y ago

The numbers do not add up. If I can hire cheaper from candidates not in the top 5 the money could be used to recruit better/same talent at lower costs plus generally a longer employment term.