That's the thing, if I'm expected to have these algorithmic chops for the interview, I'd better get to actually use them on the job! Selecting for a bunch of al

That's the thing, if I'm expected to have these algorithmic chops for the interview, I'd better get to actually use them on the job! Selecting for a bunch of algorithmic geniuses just because you're Google and you can, but then assigning them to boring CRUD app projects, is wasteful and makes no sense, but I get the feeling that it happens.