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I guess the question is, what's the proportion either side? Is it 25% will do it properly, 75% don't? Am I too cynical about tech interviews, or too optimisti
by urthor 5y ago
I guess the question is, what's the proportion either side?
Is it 25% will do it properly, 75% don't? Am I too cynical about tech interviews, or too optimistic?
I'd also add, for a couple of companies, Google's approach springs to mind.
I think for places where, you know, they do search algorithms, knowing how to print the spanning tree of a graph is probably an important thing to know.
- lhorie 5y agoMy understanding is that googlers typically don't know/care what role the candidate is applying for (outside of maybe the hiring manager round). There are arguments both for and against their methodology. Personally I think there's a strong correlation between necessity and hiring quality (i.e. if teams really need the help, they typically engage candidates more meaningfully than the Google-style clinically impartial methodology)
- urthor 5y agoThat makes sense. Sounds a bit like what my old timer buddy says. Google's KPI is hiring talent away from competitors who physically live in the San Francisco bay area. And the ads/ML teams that they drench in their 1%ers. Everyone else is window dressing.