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Big tech SWE interviews seem to be just tests that are very poorly administered. With practice and some luck a large segment of the developer population can pas
by erosenbe0 5y ago
Big tech SWE interviews seem to be just tests that are very poorly administered. With practice and some luck a large segment of the developer population can pass within a few years of really diligent effort. Some need a lot more practice than others though.
I don't know why they don't just administer real tests. Probably some kind of demographic or legal nightmare?
- ghaff 5y agoWell, for one thing, if it's a standardized test, it will be leaked even if there are a few different versions. "A few years of really diligent work" also seems a pretty high bar to improve odds of getting a job at a handful of companies.
- erosenbe0 5y agoSame techniques apply to many companies. And two hours a night for two years to get 100k in stock options that few can offer sounds like a good deal to me and many others.
- creato 5y agoIf people are spending a few years to prepare, that’s probably enough time to self educate to actual competence.
- ethbr0 5y agoGiven enough optimization and no upper limit on prospective hire annoyance, any interview test series eventually evolves into an undergraduate degree program.
- erosenbe0 5y agoPreparing people for jobs with targeted education and a test? The horror!
- erosenbe0 5y agoThe interviews are very approximate. Plenty of people get an offer, go to a startup, interview again for the exact same job with exact same interview, and get declined. Or they get an offer from 2 FAANG and miserably fail the phone screen on the 3rd. This is not what any statistically minded person would consider to be a solid measure of competence