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Don't forget that they introduce market friction to reduce developer turnover and reduce salaries. I suspect one of the reasons Google is so open about their p

Don't forget that they introduce market friction to reduce developer turnover and reduce salaries. I suspect one of the reasons Google is so open about their process and the need to study is so that everyone follows suit. Thereby forcing people to take days off and do homework for even the most mediocre of positions, causing the switching costs of interviewing anywhere to become higher.

LaserToy 8y ago
Interesting idea. I got an email from Facebook with invitations for the interview. Replied: “I can do it but i’m Letting you know, I will not spend a minute preparing for it. So, we can do it today”. I never heard from this person again, which brings a question - is probability of passing it without putting personal time is so low it makes no point in even trying?
- bcassedy 8y ago
  More likely the phrasing of your response provided signals that they shouldn't proceed.
esoterica 8y ago
That's a nonsensical line of reasoning. Hard interviews don't reduce salaries, they increase them. Why do you think FAANG companies pay developers 300k+/year when there are so many lower-status companies who pay <100k/year and still manage to find hires? Because the latter are willing to hire candidates who have worse resumes and less impressive interview skills that the FAANG companies consider beneath them.
- CoolGuySteve 8y ago
  I suggest you read up on the effects of market friction. 300k/year could very well be a bargain for these people even if it sounds like a lot to you.
  - esoterica 8y ago
    You might want to re-read your own post because whether 300k/year is a lot of money or not is a non sequitor. You claimed that companies ask hard interview questions to depress salaries, which is a trivially falsifiable claim when you note that companies that don't ask hard interview questions can get away with paying less money than companies that do because they are less picky about who they hire.
    - CoolGuySteve 8y ago
      The same friction applies to the high end and low end of the market. Your assertion that low paying positions don't also cargo cult these test-as-interview processes is pure speculation.

LaserToy 8y ago

Interesting idea. I got an email from Facebook with invitations for the interview. Replied: “I can do it but i’m Letting you know, I will not spend a minute preparing for it. So, we can do it today”. I never heard from this person again, which brings a question - is probability of passing it without putting personal time is so low it makes no point in even trying?

bcassedy 8y ago
More likely the phrasing of your response provided signals that they shouldn't proceed.

esoterica 8y ago

That's a nonsensical line of reasoning. Hard interviews don't reduce salaries, they increase them. Why do you think FAANG companies pay developers 300k+/year when there are so many lower-status companies who pay <100k/year and still manage to find hires? Because the latter are willing to hire candidates who have worse resumes and less impressive interview skills that the FAANG companies consider beneath them.

CoolGuySteve 8y ago
I suggest you read up on the effects of market friction. 300k/year could very well be a bargain for these people even if it sounds like a lot to you.
- esoterica 8y ago
  You might want to re-read your own post because whether 300k/year is a lot of money or not is a non sequitor. You claimed that companies ask hard interview questions to depress salaries, which is a trivially falsifiable claim when you note that companies that don't ask hard interview questions can get away with paying less money than companies that do because they are less picky about who they hire.
  - CoolGuySteve 8y ago
    The same friction applies to the high end and low end of the market. Your assertion that low paying positions don't also cargo cult these test-as-interview processes is pure speculation.