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> Funny how the FAANG companies never make open source work a requirement When I got rejected from Google the feedback was I should do more open source work.
by chrisseaton 5y ago
> Funny how the FAANG companies never make open source work a requirement
When I got rejected from Google the feedback was I should do more open source work.
- RobRivera 5y agothey gave you feedback?
- chrisseaton 5y agoAfter I asked yes. It was given in-person not formally in writing.
- kyawzazaw 5y agoSalesforce gave me feedback
- vkou 5y agoIt's a non-commital, actionable, non-specific, diplomatic answer, that is a nicer way of saying: "Practice more." If an interviewee reached out to me for feedback, and I weren't comfortable giving honest feedback[1], that's probably what I would tell them. [1] There is no reason I should ever be comfortable giving honest feedback, every bit of interviewer training anyone has ever taken will tell you as much.
- chrisseaton 5y ago> It's a non-commital, actionable, non-specific, diplomatic answer, that is a nicer way of saying: "Practice more." Yeah it didn't even make sense so I'm sure it was a generic 'you're not good enough' answer. I had hundreds of thousands of lines in a major open source project at the time. Not sure I could really do any more anyway!