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Re:I'm a Google SWE that's coached 50 through the FAANG inte... by Terretta on Saturday October 26, 2019 @09:47PM (#21367420)
> if you gave a candidate some completely orthogonal task unrelated to the career and they excelled at it... would they be a better hire

This idea has been tried. It’s called college.

Re:I'm a Google SWE that's coached 50 through the FAANG inte... by blazespin on Sunday October 27, 2019 @07:35PM (#21373177)
True enough, and it works to a certain degree I think.