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This feels really confused. You know the leetcode answers are just during the interview, right? Once you get the job, it's a job that involves solving real pr
by bpodgursky 5y ago
This feels really confused. You know the leetcode answers are just during the interview, right? Once you get the job, it's a job that involves solving real problems.
- noodle 5y agoWhat's the point of interviewing someone if it has nothing to do with the job they're actually about to be hired for? That feels really confused to me.
- bpodgursky 5y agoIt's a proxy for IQ + willingness to grind to learn a new skill, and those two attributes are highly cross-functional in an environment where job requirements frequently change.
- wodenokoto 5y ago> What's the point of interviewing someone if it has nothing to do with the job Sounds like there are about 2-300,000 points …
- zamalek 5y agoSo you're telling me that an interview process that filters for rote knowledge yields candidates who who are, in general, not representative of that process?
- salmonlogs 5y agoI've always thought of work as a game. How do I uncover the rules to maximise earnings within boundaries that provide suitable enjoyment and acceptable levels of stress. Spending a few months doing some leetcode revision to pass some interviews that could personally yields me hundreds of thousands, potentially millions, of dollars, is a very acceptable trade-off. Many people accept that because the risk/effort/reward ratio is very worthwhile. I've worked in two FAANG companies and the level of talent and skills is phenomenal, an order of magnitude over anywhere else I've ever worked. They all played the game, and continue to play the game, and receive the rewards for doing so. Choosing not to participate because you dislike the process isn't going to change the hiring process.