> why aren't more companies shunning LeetCode problems Because its easier than talking to candidates and because many companies emulate FAANG, regardless of wh

> why aren't more companies shunning LeetCode problems Because its easier than talking to candidates and because many companies emulate FAANG, regardless of wheter that makes sense or not. If I am that big a deal, I NEED a system to filter, because I will always have a surplus of applicants, no matter what the market looks like. If I am a small company, or even a medium sized shop that has difficulty filling positions anyway, then doing the same doesn't make sense. Not because my standards are lower, but the amount of applications I get are. Same as I don't build a webservices architecture to handle 10E6 req./h when it will serve less than a 1000, it doesn't make sense to apply methods designed for "hiring at scale" if I am not operating at that scale. > What is a better solution? Checking credentials, talking to people, about their past work, about how they would tackle example problems in the real world, their view on solutions. aka. doing actual interviews instead of taking the easy route and just reading a puzzle question from a sheet of paper and waiting behind them with a stopwatch. If I want competent people, I need to do competent hiring.