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> Coderpad must work for some people since companies are able to hire a nonzero number of engineers, but it is definitely not a good fit for me. Seems everywhe

> Coderpad must work for some people since companies are able to hire a nonzero number of engineers, but it is definitely not a good fit for me. Seems everywhere I've applied recently has been using Coderpad. Lately I've been accepting interview requests for principle roles from on-site recruiters, and I've been consistently rejected after these Coderpad tech screens. What's bugging me, however, is the "challenges" have all been softball questions. Reverse a string. Demonstrate an understanding of closures. Write a function that tests if two strings are anagrams. Write some basic React. Create an interactive form. I breeze through well enough, then it's either an immediate rejection or else they ghost me. Not once do I get farther than that. I'm not even mad, just confused as hell. This is coming from the perspective of someone who was getting used to offers from the first job they applied to. If there's something off-putting about me lately, I wish I knew.

MathMonkeyMan 5y ago
I've never done this, but you might consider getting an experienced interviewer to do a mock interview with you (of the same sort you've breezed through before). It might be a coincidence that you have been rejected multiple times, or it might be some small behavioral thing that someone could tell you about. Alternatively, you can say "screw this," and I wouldn't blame you.
- sdiupIGPWEfh 5y ago
  Huh, I like that idea. Thank you. Possibly a good excuse to get in touch with some former colleagues as well, which I suppose couldn't hurt either. Mercifully, I'm not quite yet desperate about leave my current role. But I do feel like my career (and salary) progression is stagnant; not seeing much opportunity where I'm at. I'm thankful for what I've got, but I think it's smart to be looking. Just found it weird to face rejection so much from people reaching out to me in the first place, in a supposedly hot market.

MathMonkeyMan 5y ago

I've never done this, but you might consider getting an experienced interviewer to do a mock interview with you (of the same sort you've breezed through before). It might be a coincidence that you have been rejected multiple times, or it might be some small behavioral thing that someone could tell you about. Alternatively, you can say "screw this," and I wouldn't blame you.

sdiupIGPWEfh 5y ago
Huh, I like that idea. Thank you. Possibly a good excuse to get in touch with some former colleagues as well, which I suppose couldn't hurt either. Mercifully, I'm not quite yet desperate about leave my current role. But I do feel like my career (and salary) progression is stagnant; not seeing much opportunity where I'm at. I'm thankful for what I've got, but I think it's smart to be looking. Just found it weird to face rejection so much from people reaching out to me in the first place, in a supposedly hot market.