A standard CS master student's understanding of algorithms is very very bad. I wasn't necessarily any better at the time either; so I think ability to learn is

A standard CS master student's understanding of algorithms is very very bad. I wasn't necessarily any better at the time either; so I think ability to learn is more important than knowing algorithms fresh out of school. The level of algorithm skills I deal with in code reviews is to correct and explain the redundance of statements like bool variable = true... if (variable == true) ... So I don't dare expect a deep understanding of O notation and algorithm efficiency.