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The human mind is engineered to be lazy though; we're hard-wired to look for short cuts and proof reading === quality isn't a terrible one. Why do you think we

• onlyrealcuzzo 4y ago
  > Why do you think we still have resumes As opposed to what? People just showing up to interviews unannounced? > or equate a university degree with ability to program computers? Most of the really successful tech companies are doing this to a small degree. You're at a pretty big advantage if you try to get an early internship at FAANG if you went to Harvard or Stanford or whatnot - and you probably should be (and this is coming from someone who believes strongly those universities are mostly a waste). The unis already did the hard work of sifting through students to find ones who are willing to work 100x more than necessary just to get into a slightly better school. If you're FAANG, that's sort of who you want to hire for a tech internship, and eventually take advantage of with an underpaying salary for namebrand recognition upon graduation.