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It is actually pretty well known that the second way into FAANGs is through acquisition.
by ampdepolymerase 7y ago
It is actually pretty well known that the second way into FAANGs is through acquisition.
- monoideism 7y agoI've heard of at least some of the FAANGs do the typical interview process for acquisitions.
- ampdepolymerase 7y agoThat sounds terrible, can you elaborate?
- monoideism 7y agoI've read from blog posts and even from conversations that companies require acquihires, particularly non-founder employees, to go through an interview process. It may be shortened, but they still often have to do the typical algorithmic interviews. I'll see if I can find one of the blog posts I've read about the process. Note: to be clear, I'm describing the process for acquihires, not founders just wanting to sell their company and walk away with some cash (which actually seems to be somewhat unusual). Edit: this was discussed in a similar thread on HN just last year: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18943500 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18943500
- gambiting 7y agoIs that a uniquely American thing? I'm 100% certain that even if the company I work for was acquired, my current contract would still apply. So I would need to be given at least 3 months notice, and couldn't be discharged without a good reason - failing some internal interview wouldn't be such a reason.
- hansvm 7y agoPerhaps. Most places in the US an employment contract can be terminated at will for almost any reason or without any specific reason.
- mikaraento 7y agoI can confirm this from personal experience (at least it was the case 10 years ago).
- tomnj 7y agoCan also confirm from my own experience 3 years ago