I know why rejection emails suck – I write them

Re:I know why rejection emails suck – I write them by jldugger on Monday August 27, 2018 @08:20PM (#17855638)

> I've seen candidates with anything between 1 and 15 years of full time coding work on their resumes fail to answer basic fizz-buzz level coding questions.

Like, how? I used to hire undergraduate student sysadmins / coders, and we had zero candidates fail fizz buzz. None! The worst we saw were people who maybe had an awkward solution to the problem, typically because of unfamiliarity with the modulus operator.

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Re:I know why rejection emails suck – I write them by dunpeal on Monday August 27, 2018 @09:40PM (#17856022)

I should stress I didn't ask fizz-buzz specifically, but similarly basic questions.

I should also stress (again) that back then I brought candidates directly to onsites when their recruiters sent an impressive resume with 3+ years of "full time programming experience".

I learned the hard way that most people who unknown recruiters are eager to push through your hiring funnel are unemployed for a reason.

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