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If you don't want to compete on React jobs: Optimize for companies that do leetcode interviews, because it's 45 minutes versus sometimes 3-5 hours just for a fi

If you don't want to compete on React jobs: Optimize for companies that do leetcode interviews, because it's 45 minutes versus sometimes 3-5 hours just for a first stage. Don't do long take homes, unless you really want the job. Take homes are always eeking one more hour out of you, especially when you get to the 'nice to haves' sections... If you do want to compete on React: Find a way to set yourself apart. Maybe start a blog on React basics and start posting it here on HN? Then drop that in your job application process somehow when you have enough articles/projects.

brailsafe 5y ago
What I'm seeing is that a majority of companies are doing 1.5 - 3 hour leetcodes as an automatically generated first step, akin to Amazon. I haven't yet passed Amazon's test, but I suppose if I spent time trying to get there, it would hypothetically carry over to other leetcode interviews. The problem is that getting a job is a crazy numbers game, and if it takes 3 hours to apply to a single job, realistically I have to stay unemployed and grind those for 10 hours a day to even have a shot. Admittedly it's not quite there yet, but it's pretty bad. Companies now have an extremely cheap way to search for and normalize all candidates, sometimes spending as little as 30 mins to 1 hr of their own time per successful applicant that makes it to the end. Not that I necessarily want to work for a company that does this, but it's a bit scary. It's not just tech either. I just spoke to a random dude on the street who expressed uneasiness at his automated robot interview (his words) for a part-time delivery driver position. 50 self-administered questions, 1 audio recording, and then a follow up where I think he gets to answer similarly delivered questions to an automated system. It's a bit distopian.
- davidajackson 5y ago
  Probably the most actionable advice I can give is don't apply to jobs that take 3 hours to apply to. I forget what sites it is, but some just have you upload your resume once. Don't do the ones that force you to fill out all experiences manually, unless you really want the job.
  - brailsafe 5y ago
    Ya, that's a tricky one because they're not all the same. Most of the time it's not ourely that it takes 3 hours to literally just fill out an application, but the application is immediately met with an automated (emailed) test. So it's usually not something I can select out at the job posting level.

brailsafe 5y ago

What I'm seeing is that a majority of companies are doing 1.5 - 3 hour leetcodes as an automatically generated first step, akin to Amazon. I haven't yet passed Amazon's test, but I suppose if I spent time trying to get there, it would hypothetically carry over to other leetcode interviews. The problem is that getting a job is a crazy numbers game, and if it takes 3 hours to apply to a single job, realistically I have to stay unemployed and grind those for 10 hours a day to even have a shot. Admittedly it's not quite there yet, but it's pretty bad. Companies now have an extremely cheap way to search for and normalize all candidates, sometimes spending as little as 30 mins to 1 hr of their own time per successful applicant that makes it to the end. Not that I necessarily want to work for a company that does this, but it's a bit scary. It's not just tech either. I just spoke to a random dude on the street who expressed uneasiness at his automated robot interview (his words) for a part-time delivery driver position. 50 self-administered questions, 1 audio recording, and then a follow up where I think he gets to answer similarly delivered questions to an automated system. It's a bit distopian.

davidajackson 5y ago
Probably the most actionable advice I can give is don't apply to jobs that take 3 hours to apply to. I forget what sites it is, but some just have you upload your resume once. Don't do the ones that force you to fill out all experiences manually, unless you really want the job.
- brailsafe 5y ago
  Ya, that's a tricky one because they're not all the same. Most of the time it's not ourely that it takes 3 hours to literally just fill out an application, but the application is immediately met with an automated (emailed) test. So it's usually not something I can select out at the job posting level.