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Yes, hiring is hard when you reject every candidate who can't breeze through leetcode hards in 20 mins. I wonder how much tech companies paid nytimes to write
by sage76 5y ago
Yes, hiring is hard when you reject every candidate who can't breeze through leetcode hards in 20 mins.
I wonder how much tech companies paid nytimes to write this bs article. Most of my friends have a masters in CS from a top 50 uni, and plenty had work ex, and STILL had a ridiculously hard time getting hired.
Being international might have played a role, but fuck this perception that hiring is hard. If you are only targeting the tippy top candidates, yes it's hard, and that's by design.
- mirntyfirty 5y agoYes, masters and 5 years generally requires at least a few dozen applications...even if there’s proficiency in the tech at hand. I think having years of experience at a tier 1 company is one of the few shortcuts.
- johan_larson 5y agoI doubt the really top companies -- top 10, say -- have any trouble finding staff, at least for low-level positions. These companies are mobbed by applicants, and can afford to pay top rates. But I can believe things are rather different farther down the totem-pole of prestige. How far down do you have to go before hiring becomes really difficult, and you can't just pick the top of the crop, but rather have to make do with questionable workers? Netflix is the #6 internet company by market cap. Probably no problems there. eBay is #30. Digital Ocean is #91.
- sage76 5y agoSeveral years ago, my friend interviewed for a software position at one not so hot company. He gave 13 rounds and then was told no.
- seanmcdirmid 5y ago> I doubt the really top companies -- top 10, say -- have any trouble finding staff Amazon’s recruiters have been particularly aggressively lately. Especially since their culture causes them to churn through people so quickly, they must have trouble finding staff at this point.
- giantg2 5y agoMasters, 10 years diverse experience, currently in a DevSecOps role. It is tough to get hired. My current comp is low, so I'm not even going for FAANG level companies. I still have a hard time finding anything outside of my current company. Mostly due to being slow in code screens. Internal positions are the inverse. They can't find anyone, so I'm almost guaranteed the role if I want it. I've even been told I could get promoted even though I got a further development need for my current role (makes no sense to me).