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On the contrary; the fact that Google recommends them indicates the process is not flawed. That is too say, their interviewing process explores things at suffi
by emmelaich 8y ago
On the contrary; the fact that Google recommends them indicates the process is not flawed.
That is too say, their interviewing process explores things at sufficient depth and breadth to make knowing "the" solution not a deciding factor.
- Gracana 8y agoMaybe the sort of person who has the time/desire/interest to study a guide to figure out how to fit in at google is exactly the sort of person they want to hire.
- djakjxnanjak 8y agoYeah, I don’t think my whiteboarding skills are particularly useful at work, but the personality type that makes me obsessively practice whiteboarding for weeks before a job interview tour also makes me effective at work.
- 0x8BADF00D 8y agoThe bikeshedding engineer is exactly what Google or Amazon is looking for. Nothing wrong with that either, I just take issue with the entire industry standardizing around that type of engineer.
- freyr 8y agoMy impression was the opposite. You're given a problem, there are usually a few clear-cut ways to solve it. You're expected to find an optimal or near optimal solution fairly quickly, and explain your approach clearly. That's it. I've thought the more open-ended, unstructured interviews lead to more bikeshedding opportunities.
- tehsauce 8y agoSounds pretty accurate
- lallysingh 8y agoWell, the (in house) recruiters recommend them. The engineering staff that does the interviewing generally don't get involved in this recommendations.
- BurningFrog 8y agoThe recruiter gets paid if/when they push someone through to get hired, which is a very different incentive from what the hiring engineers have.
- tamrix 8y agoThe real test is how badly you want the job.