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Damn. What is your success rate? A lot of times it seems to mee that luck and your ability to withstand stress are one of the main factors. Is it something you

• angarg12 4y ago
  If by success rate you mean inclined rate, it varies a lot by level. I'd say it's around 30% for interns (which is by far more lenient) and closer to 5% for Senior level. However it's also common to downlevel senior candidates rather than downright reject. From my side of the table I can confirm that of course luck plays a role. Nevermind the variability of the coding problems themselves, but the variability on the interviewers. Even in my company, that has a formal process and pretense of objectivity, interviewers quality and expectations vary greatly. In short, I'd say what people on the hiring side hate to hear, but interviewing is ultimately a numbers game. I wouldn't take rejections too seriously. The best you can do is to improve your chances with proper prep (leetcode, system design) and interview broadly.
  • nsxwolf 4y ago
    The illusion of objectivity is strong. We have an official interviewing process. It has a big survey that turns into "metrics". We have a debrief where we talk about the "metrics" as though it was an "evidence based" process. Then you'll hear someone say "Well, he found a solution for the balanced tree problem, but he just didn't seem all that confident doing it, you know?"
    • neilv 4y ago
      > Then you'll hear someone say "Well, he found a solution for the balanced tree problem, but he just didn't seem all that confident doing it, you know?" This sounds like yet more evidence that it's really just pledging a frat.