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Re:Why I Don't Prepare for Job Interviews by brudgers on Friday April 28, 2017 @01:54PM (#14221575)
Peter Norvig is Director of Research at Google. This is one of his essays: http://norvig.com/21-days.html For some people six months spent learning algorithms has value independent of Google's hiring process. Other people maybe not.
Re:Why I Don't Prepare for Job Interviews by zerr on Friday April 28, 2017 @05:17PM (#14223121)
There is a difference between learning algorithms at leisure for enjoyment versus rigid thorough preparation for particular interview at particular company... Many can't afford the latter, especially during mid-career.