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>ex-colleague of mine who is not specially bright studied 3 months how to "crack the coding interview" and got a job at Google. Sounds bright to me.
by missingrib 5y ago
>ex-colleague of mine who is not specially bright studied 3 months how to "crack the coding interview" and got a job at Google.
Sounds bright to me.
- CRConrad 5y agoSo how they did in one job interview says more about their intelligence, to you, than GP's witness from knowing them for possibly years? I think your weights are way off.
- missingrib 5y agoI think being able to pass a FAANG level coding interview with 3 months prep is a better indicator of their intelligence than one coworker's opinion, which could be clouded with biases.
- CRConrad 5y agoAnd I think the vaunted "FAANG level coding interview" is a prime example of a setting where three months of hard swotting can make even a relatively dim bulb shine brightly.