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A comment on Ask HN: What are good tech jobs that don't require being good at interviewing?.

Re:Ask HN: What are good tech jobs that don't require being ... by yesimahuman on Sunday September 10, 2017 @05:36PM (#15214427)
Starting a startup. Honestly, the lack of control I felt at interviewing at the top tech firms back in college and my only average GPA was a big motivator for me to start my own business. I hated the idea that my career was out of my control and would depend on whether I could answer challenging interview questions under stress or my GPA/school. This was also at the peak of the ridiculous mythical word problems Microsoft, Google, et al were known for, and those were not my forte whatsoever.

Best decision I ever made

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Re:Ask HN: What are good tech jobs that don't require being ... by tedmiston on Sunday September 10, 2017 @08:28PM (#15215045)
For another perspective, my GPA was at the top of my graduating class in CS but I still had a similar train of thought as you. I fundamentally philosophically disagreed with how broken interviewing in the tech industry is especially at the bigger companies.
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Re:Ask HN: What are good tech jobs that don't require being ... by secfirstmd on Sunday September 10, 2017 @06:09PM (#15214555)
Agreed. Had setup a nonprofit before and was thinking about doing something different by joining a big commericial organsiation. Had the honour of being rejected by many of the biggest companies in the world - Google, Apple, Facebook, Stripe, Microsoft, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Statoil, Shell, KPMG etc. Its really quite impressive a list of organisations. :)

Decided "Ah well, may aswell go and startup another business." Haven't looked back since.

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Re:Ask HN: What are good tech jobs that don't require being ... by csomar on Sunday September 10, 2017 @06:12PM (#15214563)
Very short answer. I assume you have had certain success with your startup. Do you mind expanding a bit on your experience.
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Re:Ask HN: What are good tech jobs that don't require being ... by nickthemagicman on Monday September 11, 2017 @09:56AM (#15218499)
Whats the name of your business?
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Re:Ask HN: What are good tech jobs that don't require being ... by __julia__ on Sunday September 10, 2017 @06:05PM (#15214534)
#RESPECT! that's a brave decision.
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