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The person could have just learned to code in all that time spent watching conference Q&A sessions to con interviewers. This does seem to be the threat model m
by jrumbut 5y ago
The person could have just learned to code in all that time spent watching conference Q&A sessions to con interviewers.
This does seem to be the threat model many interview processes are meant to protect against though.
I understand there are costs involved in hiring then firing someone, but maybe that should be reserved as a way to deal with the most outlandish fakers and let the rest of us have a quick Google or two during coding screens.
- Jensson 5y agoIf you are smart and a hard worker then learning it properly is easier, yeah. But if you are lazy and prefers talking to people and watching videos, so you spend your day talking about these conferences with your colleagues rather than doing work then you have the scenario I'm talking about. It doesn't require some genius conman, basically any guy who prefers to talk about things instead of doing things will more or less fit this description. The degree they lack real skills depend on the degree they prefer talking over doing, but such people will always over perform at such interviews. Lastly since the talkers get rejected by all the leetcoding firms, you will have an abundance of talkers that can't perform in the hiring pool. So the problem with talkers is way worse today than 20 years ago.
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