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by soham 11y ago
Taking the time to find the right people is absolutely the key, but the unwritten part of the rule, is not to do that at the cost of business. Better to hire engineers who are good enough, than to miss the holiday season. The process of DS&
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by soham 11y ago
I had it there at one point. But the concept is difficult to understand and hence it takes a bit to understand the pricing. I didn't want random discussions on pricing flying online, by people who hadn't taken the time to understa
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by soham 11y ago
Simply because it is quite difficult to explain the concept in writing. What does it mean to have an intense bootcamp just to prepare for interviews? What's the method? etc. I want to take the time to talk to everyone who is interested
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by soham 11y ago
At the risk of repeating myself what I've said elsewhere on the page: This method of interviewing has been around ever since, and is going to be around for the foreseeable future. Nobody loves it, including the interviewers, but there
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by soham 11y ago
Problem is, that there just isn't enough time to evaluate everyone who applies. In my last job, I was a Director of Engineering at Box. Every job post we put up, had hundreds of applicants (thanks to job-boards which let candidates app
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by soham 11y ago
Homework projects could work well if the hiring requirements are small, but won't work well when a company has to hire say 25 engineers a quarter, which we had to. At that point, the process becomes too long, and it's easy to lose
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by soham 11y ago
"How well do you understand an internal combustion engine?" He is not hiring drivers; he is hiring mechanics and manufacturing engineers. And yes, they both absolutely need to know how an IC engine works. Yes, tools are doing thei
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by soham 11y ago
Keep it non-committal. "I am happy where I am, and not in a rush, but it would be nice to talk to the HM. Maybe I get interested in what you guys are doing?"
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by soham 11y ago
Talk to them, and get informational interviews with hiring managers. This is an opportunity to learn what/how they are doing, if it's related to your field. And to make some connections. At the least, connect with them on linkedin
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by soham 11y ago
When you don't pass technical interviews, you make a resolve to practice more and pass them. [I run http://InterviewKickstart.com for a living] Following are some very common mistakes people make when preparing for technica
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by soham 11y ago
Founder of http://InterviewKickstart.com here. I like leetcode and hackerrank too. Though we don't use their problems, we do ask our candidates to get additional practice there. Some solutions are very good there, though th
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by soham 11y ago
Interviews, by definition, are not standardized tests. The more you think like they are standardized tests that should be done objectively, the more useless agony you're taking on yourself. It's never going to happen. It can'
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by soham 11y ago
> I'm going to post anonymously, but even so, I'm afraid I have to disagree with how you're looking at this. Appreciate your disagreement, but why anon? :-) > According to the article he made about $750k over four years
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by soham 11y ago
Ex-Box employee here. I was at Box a little longer than Sutton. I have worked with him for all his 4 years there. He is a good, competent, typical startup guy who fits better at an early stage. But I think that the way he is (and many other
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by soham 11y ago
At the risk of repeating what I commented below, I like to say the same thing differently, which seems to resonate with students in the class: Interviewing, by definition, is not a standardized test with a standardized evaluation. On the sp
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Ask HN: How does Fed's rate hike affect lay people?
1 points by soham 11y ago|1 comments
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by soham 11y ago
Plus, in many cases, it just doesn't click with the other person. Interviewing is not a standardized test with a standardized evaluation. On the spectrum of human interactions, it's closer to a date, than it's to a test. In d
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This problem (reportedly) took Don Knuth, 24 hours to solve(keithschwarz.com)
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by soham 11y ago
Terrific analysis, thank you! I love reading your posts. I also think that the dynamics differ based on the mode of interviewing viz. Faceless (like http://interviewing.io does) vs face-ful (like normal onsite or video interview
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by soham 11y ago
Not sure which part you're referring to, that doesn't work. Average 10% spend by an engineer towards hiring is quite normal, from my experience. Obviously, it's average, so there are some who spend way more than 10%, and ther
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by soham 11y ago
Hi Ammon/Harj, Thank you for that effort and laying it out. Very helpful. Just so the readers don't miss the context: By definition, most companies referred here, I'm guessing, are startups. And startups will definitely want
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by soham 11y ago
You could also have a structured course on interviewing like we run: http://InterviewKickstart.com
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Coding Interview Bootcamp(interviewkickstart.com)
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by soham 11y ago
Well said. In other words, an interviewing is not so much of an standardized test, as it is a date. Half of it depends on your interviewER. Just like a date, both of you move on if it doesn't click. There is no formula to "crack e
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Ask HN: Examples of good code?
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by soham 11y ago
Thanks! Try scheduling mock interviews with Careercup.com. That's probably the closest I can recommend you. (We do mock interviews also, but it's a distraction for us from the main course we offer). There are other mock interview
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by soham 11y ago
:-) My answer to this on Quora (among other answers): https://www.quora.com/Programming-Interviews/I-want-to-find-...
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by soham 11y ago
http://InterviewKickstart.com | Sunnyvale, CA | ONSITE or REMOTE | Part-time Interview Kickstart is my passion-business that focuses on preparing software engineers for technical interviews at top-tier companies. We are currentl
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by soham 11y ago
Maybe working together with us could help? http://InterviewKickstart.com .
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by soham 11y ago
True. While tech interviews cannot be "fixed" by the very nature of it, but one can always extend basic courtesy and decency to candidates.

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