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This really depends. Are you talking about FANG+ type companies? Doesnt matter who you are you will probably have to whiteboard. Outside of FANG? I'm sure you

This really depends. Are you talking about FANG+ type companies? Doesnt matter who you are you will probably have to whiteboard. Outside of FANG? I'm sure you can bypass many technicals with credentials.

booi 5y ago
Most FAANG companies do actual coding now instead of whiteboarding :(
- colordrops 5y ago
  Why the unhappy face? Is this considered a bad trend? I'm personally way better at online coding sessions than whiteboarding.
  - ant6n 5y ago
    Jotting down an algorithm and talking about complexity is probably easier than implementing it?
    - maxioatic 5y ago
      A coding session usually implies something unrelated to algorithms. Whiteboarding is usually much more than "jotting down an algorithm".
- raverbashing 5y ago
  Great to know, an editor is much easier than a whiteboard I'd much prefer it rather than scribbling in a whiteboard with an eraser that doesn't work and trying to put together the solution Whiteboard does work for higher level discussions, not for anything resembling code Lest they ask you to whiteboard FizzBuzz, that makes me want to leave the interview immediately.
  - jon-wood 5y ago
    I’ve had a couple of interviews where I was asked to either whiteboard FizzBuzz, or answer 00s era Google brain teasers. From a big company that would be a swift exit from the interview process for me, but in both cases it happened to me I was interviewing as the first engineer at startups - I did the tasks, and then had a conversation about how if I were hired I’d remove them from the interview process. In both cases I got the job, then stuck around for 5+ years, so I’m going to say it worked out ;)
    - Taylor_OD 5y ago
      Because their interview questions were silly?
k__ 5y ago
I'm not talking about big companies. I'm not that famous. But I think, if a person above VP level wants you at Facebook, an assesment center isn't an issue.
- Taylor_OD 5y ago
  That's actually not really true. You still have to interview. A referral or being recruited directly isnt a free pass. You'll probably get some additional prep but the person recruiting you cant just say let's make this person an offer.
  - k__ 5y ago
    Really? I had a professor who got people jobs at big corps and he said, many of them failed the assesment, so he had to talk to higher ups.

booi 5y ago

Most FAANG companies do actual coding now instead of whiteboarding :(

colordrops 5y ago
Why the unhappy face? Is this considered a bad trend? I'm personally way better at online coding sessions than whiteboarding.
- ant6n 5y ago
  Jotting down an algorithm and talking about complexity is probably easier than implementing it?
  - maxioatic 5y ago
    A coding session usually implies something unrelated to algorithms. Whiteboarding is usually much more than "jotting down an algorithm".
raverbashing 5y ago
Great to know, an editor is much easier than a whiteboard I'd much prefer it rather than scribbling in a whiteboard with an eraser that doesn't work and trying to put together the solution Whiteboard does work for higher level discussions, not for anything resembling code Lest they ask you to whiteboard FizzBuzz, that makes me want to leave the interview immediately.
- jon-wood 5y ago
  I’ve had a couple of interviews where I was asked to either whiteboard FizzBuzz, or answer 00s era Google brain teasers. From a big company that would be a swift exit from the interview process for me, but in both cases it happened to me I was interviewing as the first engineer at startups - I did the tasks, and then had a conversation about how if I were hired I’d remove them from the interview process. In both cases I got the job, then stuck around for 5+ years, so I’m going to say it worked out ;)
  - Taylor_OD 5y ago
    Because their interview questions were silly?

k__ 5y ago

I'm not talking about big companies. I'm not that famous. But I think, if a person above VP level wants you at Facebook, an assesment center isn't an issue.

Taylor_OD 5y ago
That's actually not really true. You still have to interview. A referral or being recruited directly isnt a free pass. You'll probably get some additional prep but the person recruiting you cant just say let's make this person an offer.
- k__ 5y ago
  Really? I had a professor who got people jobs at big corps and he said, many of them failed the assesment, so he had to talk to higher ups.