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I already make plenty of money in my current job and I'm fairly happy. If I wanted to switch companies I'd be interviewed as if I were a recent college graduat

I already make plenty of money in my current job and I'm fairly happy. If I wanted to switch companies I'd be interviewed as if I were a recent college graduate. Anyone experienced and good at this isn't going to have time for that because they're not going to jump through hoops to increase a 275k salary to a 300k one. So what the interview selects for are people desperate enough to study hard enough to fool the interviewer. And this is one reason the industry leans heavily toward young privileged male candidates and loves to reinvent the wheel every six months.

esoterica 8y ago
If you're experienced and good you can do way better than 300k at some companies. Also if you think spending a few hours practicing leetcode makes you desperate, wait till you hear the hoops people have to jump through to become a doctor or investment banker.
- Chyzwar 8y ago
  There are more interesting things to do. Coding your side project, contributing to the opensource project, learning a new programming language or even reading random GitHub project code and issue trackers. All of these activities help to improve your programming skills more than leetcode. If I am making max for my local area and I am not willing to relocate, why would I waste time for interview preparation?
  - ggggtez 8y ago
    I don't know what you are replying to the parent poster at all. If you don't want to interview for a job in a new location, or for more money... then the advice to study isn't meant for you. Like, sure some people find studying fun for it's own sake, but the purpose of studying is for the interview which you just said you don't even want to do.
    - Chyzwar 8y ago
      What I am saying that there are more interesting activities that would actually improve your skills. Leetscode and drilling interview questions are waste of time even if you are looking for a job. There are places that hire based on take-home interview, onsite pair programming or based on your portfolio/recommendation.
karlakush 8y ago
Not sure how you think this advantages male candidates. Are you saying women don't have the work ethic to prepare for these interviews?
ggggtez 8y ago
>I'd be interviewed as if I were a recent college graduate. >leans heavily toward young So, it's a problem to interview everyone the same way? But it's also ageist because the interviews are accessible to people with no industry experience yet?

esoterica 8y ago

If you're experienced and good you can do way better than 300k at some companies. Also if you think spending a few hours practicing leetcode makes you desperate, wait till you hear the hoops people have to jump through to become a doctor or investment banker.

Chyzwar 8y ago
There are more interesting things to do. Coding your side project, contributing to the opensource project, learning a new programming language or even reading random GitHub project code and issue trackers. All of these activities help to improve your programming skills more than leetcode. If I am making max for my local area and I am not willing to relocate, why would I waste time for interview preparation?
- ggggtez 8y ago
  I don't know what you are replying to the parent poster at all. If you don't want to interview for a job in a new location, or for more money... then the advice to study isn't meant for you. Like, sure some people find studying fun for it's own sake, but the purpose of studying is for the interview which you just said you don't even want to do.
  - Chyzwar 8y ago
    What I am saying that there are more interesting activities that would actually improve your skills. Leetscode and drilling interview questions are waste of time even if you are looking for a job. There are places that hire based on take-home interview, onsite pair programming or based on your portfolio/recommendation.

karlakush 8y ago

Not sure how you think this advantages male candidates. Are you saying women don't have the work ethic to prepare for these interviews?

ggggtez 8y ago

>I'd be interviewed as if I were a recent college graduate. >leans heavily toward young So, it's a problem to interview everyone the same way? But it's also ageist because the interviews are accessible to people with no industry experience yet?