We only hire the trendiest

Re:We only hire the trendiest by sotojuan on Monday March 21, 2016 @07:41PM (#11333183)

> If I want to be less charitable, the demand for hours and hours of preparation is just (further) hazing to prove dedication.

Come to reddit's /r/cscareerquestions one day. Tons of stressed out 18-22 year olds practicing CTCI and LeetCode for hours just for a chance at passing the Facebook/Google hazing. Because these people are usually "high achievers" who spent hours in high school at SAT preps, this feels natural to them, which is why they'll give questions like this when they hire in the future.

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Re:We only hire the trendiest by akhilcacharya on Tuesday March 22, 2016 @10:05AM (#11336658)

I don't really see the issue with that. The benefits ($45-$51/hr internship salary or $110K+ starting) *outweigh the cost of preparation.

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Re:We only hire the trendiest by sotojuan on Tuesday March 22, 2016 @10:53AM (#11337010)

I don't see a problem with it for those kind of companies either. I'm just saying where the attitude comes from.

I do have a problem with it when it's for smaller companies that get 0.05% the number of applicants though!

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