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What does industry interviewing process have to do with academics? Is there some history I don't know where it was pushed by academics? I think it's just a run
by furyofantares 4y ago
What does industry interviewing process have to do with academics? Is there some history I don't know where it was pushed by academics?
I think it's just a runaway process where some metric that's easy to measure was chosen, and it's become a worse metric that's more burdensome on candidates every year as it has become more and more gamed.
- neilv 4y agoDuring dotcom boom, you had PG recruiting student founders out of undergrad, and also students at rich-kid schools with no experience getting investor money forced into their hands. So, led by students, you were stuck with a student's idea of what software development is about. Which was heavily influenced by their classes thus far (and unaware that, traditionally, a new college grad is usually not much use until mentored). Then, pretty soon, "tech" jobs became seen as a big-money career, which meant gatekeeping and smugness.