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With all due respect, on the surface this seems like a way to find desperate 20-somethings with stamina, a serious Red Bull habit, and a willingness to work obs
by JosephHatfield 15y ago
With all due respect, on the surface this seems like a way to find desperate 20-somethings with stamina, a serious Red Bull habit, and a willingness to work obscene hours.
- mikeinterviewst 15y agoCompanies choose candidates on a per-question weighting system. Thus, if you spend only a couple of hours, but on a problem that is valued highly by a specific company, then there's a good chance that they'll still notice you.
- veemjeem 15y agoSo it's basically like topcoder.com -- do you know any great developers that use that site to get noticed? Neither do I.
- moocow01 15y agoYes, and? ... (yeah I know its sad but I think thats what a lot of these places love to chew up and spit out. Its probably a perfect service for the companies to find these types.)
- veemjeem 15y agoThe great developers would not be attracted by this tool though since it basically commoditizes their talent. It's sad when recruiting innovation basically revolves around getting people to take more exams.