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I just don't think those are the requirements to get a job at FAANG. I went to a mid sized public school in the midwest that isn't even in the top 100 US school
by Xeronate 5y ago
I just don't think those are the requirements to get a job at FAANG. I went to a mid sized public school in the midwest that isn't even in the top 100 US schools, my IQ is definitely average, and I seriously didn't understand sorting algorithms when I first saw them in my intro to programming class. With time and practice anything is possible.
And I want to echo a point filoleg made. You don't need to be the top 1%. It's not like Ivy League school acceptance where they are artificially throwing people out. FAANG is dying to hire. My team has been trying to hire multiple people for months and we have gotten exactly 0. Every hiring manager goes into interviews wanting to say yes and the requirements are extremely clear and manageable for anyone willing to put in the time.
- vxNsr 5y agoMy understanding is that for any given age the average IQ is 100. Are you seriously suggesting that you would score 100 on an IQ test? I highly doubt that considering that your manager is so motivated to hire but simply can’t.
- vxNsr 5y agoPut another way, the modal IQ on HN is likely higher than 100. So I have a hard time taking someone seriously when they claim they have an avg IQ and think getting into FAANG is easy. That just means they have no clue how much smarter they are than most.