Demonsult

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by Demonsult 6y ago
These companies are generally looking for people with a good number of years experience in a domain. It also helped that I had a consulting background and had helped closed deals in the past. The interview was mostly about making sure I mix
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by Demonsult 6y ago
I went into tech sales as my exit. It feels like a highly paid vacation compared to SWE.
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by Demonsult 6y ago
You're hiring the candidate who happened to use one somewhat recently. The same candidate has completely forgotten other concepts and would have looked like a fool if questioned.
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by Demonsult 6y ago
It's not just testing fundamentals, it's testing who spent the most time on interview prep. Companies increase the difficulty level as more people do prep. That's become a cycle that favors those who have the most spare time.
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by Demonsult 6y ago
I wrote a "find the bugs" test that did a great job of selecting good senior engineers. No coding, just point out the mistakes in a series of short code snippets. Some bugs were simple and some were obscure corner cases.
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by Demonsult 6y ago
How many of the 16 got colonoscopies because of symptoms vs routine checks?
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by Demonsult 6y ago
I've heard a few explanations, including that one, but haven't yet seen solid support for it. My oncologist suggested it may be related to changes in diet as a result of the shift toward processed foods. I definitely was a part of
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by Demonsult 6y ago
There's a nice visualization of colon cancer by age here: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-early-is-too-early-... The population as a whole is getting it and dying of it less often. At the same time, cases
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by Demonsult 6y ago
I transitioned to sales engineering last year. My software engineering opportunities had plateaued and I was not interested in management (I hate meetings). I considered going back to consulting, but health insurance prices make that imposs
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by Demonsult 6y ago
Why not advise to err on the side of caution until a meaningful quantity of knowledge is available?
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by Demonsult 6y ago
The virus had not been well characterized at all, yet they were very certain of the opinions they expressed to the public. I can't forgive this.
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by Demonsult 6y ago
My child was learning to read this way while I was distracted by some serious medical issues. Eventually I noticed she was making up most of what she was supposed to be reading. When I confronted the teacher, she told me she wanted my child
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by Demonsult 7y ago
Maybe there's a fear of being associated with or reviving miasma theory