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It will be monopoly if you have no other choices but to work for FAANG, which can't be further from reality. On the other hand, complaining about FAANG, only a

It will be monopoly if you have no other choices but to work for FAANG, which can't be further from reality. On the other hand, complaining about FAANG, only after failing their interviews makes it hard to take that person's intention seriously.

JAlexoid 5y ago
Out of Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google - Apple's interview process is actually quite gentle. It's definitely the most human focused out of all of them. I flipped the bird at Facebook and Google, and got frustrated with Amazon's to cancel my interview mid process.
- karmasimida 5y ago
  I actually had quite the opposite experience, Apple absolutely grilled me at the spot for its interview, even though I did pass it, but I didn't take their offer.
  - JAlexoid 5y ago
    They definitely grilled me... It's just that they actually had humans talk to me and answer questions, not just throw a website with an automated judge and intentionally confusing problems. (My first language isn't English) Facebook was very robotic in their process, with a lot of demands for preparation. Google and Amazon aren't that far off.
    - namdnay 5y ago
      > just throw a website with an automated judge and intentionally confusing problems Who did that??? Never heard of automated tests
      - username90 5y ago
        I think Google and Facebook does that for some interns.
      - bmn__ 5y ago
        Amazon did: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13076821 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13076821
- why_only_15 5y ago
  In my understanding, Facebook and Google have centralized interviewing, whereas at Apple each team did its own hiring (my team of ~40 had their own recruiter, did all their own interviews, etc.). Amazon I believe is similar to Apple but the teams are larger? When I interviewed there it was all for the ads org, and there weren't people from other parts of Amazon.
PostThisTooFast 5y ago
I don't think their process should be sanctified as "failable." I can't speak about Facebook, but Google is known to be douchey and insufferable in their interview (and evaluation) processes, and has admitted as much.

JAlexoid 5y ago

Out of Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google - Apple's interview process is actually quite gentle. It's definitely the most human focused out of all of them. I flipped the bird at Facebook and Google, and got frustrated with Amazon's to cancel my interview mid process.

karmasimida 5y ago
I actually had quite the opposite experience, Apple absolutely grilled me at the spot for its interview, even though I did pass it, but I didn't take their offer.
- JAlexoid 5y ago
  They definitely grilled me... It's just that they actually had humans talk to me and answer questions, not just throw a website with an automated judge and intentionally confusing problems. (My first language isn't English) Facebook was very robotic in their process, with a lot of demands for preparation. Google and Amazon aren't that far off.
  - namdnay 5y ago
    > just throw a website with an automated judge and intentionally confusing problems Who did that??? Never heard of automated tests
    - username90 5y ago
      I think Google and Facebook does that for some interns.
    - bmn__ 5y ago
      Amazon did: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13076821 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13076821
why_only_15 5y ago
In my understanding, Facebook and Google have centralized interviewing, whereas at Apple each team did its own hiring (my team of ~40 had their own recruiter, did all their own interviews, etc.). Amazon I believe is similar to Apple but the teams are larger? When I interviewed there it was all for the ads org, and there weren't people from other parts of Amazon.

PostThisTooFast 5y ago

I don't think their process should be sanctified as "failable." I can't speak about Facebook, but Google is known to be douchey and insufferable in their interview (and evaluation) processes, and has admitted as much.