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Startups and smaller companies are a different story. One of my friends got a job at a startup by virtue of standing in line at a cafe holding a programming boo
by decafninja 6y ago
Startups and smaller companies are a different story. One of my friends got a job at a startup by virtue of standing in line at a cafe holding a programming book, and the (non-technical) founder standing behind him hired him after a quick chat.
Bigger companies often don't let you through like that though. My friends are constantly offering to refer me to roles at their companies, but every one of them would still involve going through the whiteboard interview ritual. For now, I'm not taking them up on the offers because I'm not confident I'll pass the leetcode rounds.
- shoes_for_thee 6y agoI was similarly once hired in the back of a shared cab. Another time, apparently saying the phrase "binary tree" was enough to clear the whiteboard and move along to the next question with a gold star. Another time I was hired after doing zero programming exercises and just telling the company that I had a competing offer (which I did). I've had some baffling rejections as well.