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It sounds like you were asking a 25 year senior who has proven themselves able to start multiple companies leetcode style questions to decide if they are compet
by gentleman11 5y ago
It sounds like you were asking a 25 year senior who has proven themselves able to start multiple companies leetcode style questions to decide if they are competent. The sort of questions that candidates have to waste months drilling for. That is insane and disrespectful towards the candidates time. Younger people put up with this but seniors know it’s nonsense and he was probably just tired of it all. You didn’t want to hire a software developer, you want a leetcoder
- lmilcin 5y agoAnd you drew those conclusion knowing nothing about my age, credentials or the questions that were asked. You may not be aware, but anybody can start a company. It is not an achievement unless you call doing a bunch of paperwork an achievement. Neither is having 25 years of experience. It is just a fact you have been working for 25 years, says nothing about how well you've been doing.
- alienthrowaway 5y ago> Younger people put up with this but seniors know it’s nonsense and he was probably just tired of it all. You didn’t want to hire a software developer, you want a leetcoder Senior here! I'm doing the leetcode grind and in preparation of interview rounds at companies that ask those sort of coding questions: I don' think it's a waste of time, it so happens that those companies pay very well, if you're willing to run the gauntlet. Preparing for the interviews is a signal in itself, as someone who sat on the other side of the interview table, I know the hiring companies needs every last signal it can get. I hope other seniors keep snootily refusing to do such interviews, for at least the next few months, that way, I'll face less competition :-)