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Re:The software industry's greatest sin: hiring by skybrian on Thursday April 09, 2020 @11:50PM (#22829832)
As an ex-Googler who did many interviews while there, I've never heard of that expectation.
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Re:The software industry's greatest sin: hiring by fennecfoxen on Friday April 10, 2020 @12:29AM (#22829978)
Well, now you've heard of it.

I've heard of it, and I've heard that they just sort of take their good old time (and yours) with round after round after round of the process.

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Re:The software industry's greatest sin: hiring by skybrian on Friday April 10, 2020 @12:00PM (#22834336)
The interview process often moving way too slow is a well-known, long-standing problem. Expecting you to spend lots of time studying is another thing.

I've heard that people do it, though.

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Re:The software industry's greatest sin: hiring by thaumasiotes on Friday April 10, 2020 @02:21AM (#22830486)
Interviewees are, as I mentioned above, explicitly informed of it. Interviewers may not be. Why would they be?
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Re:The software industry's greatest sin: hiring by kortilla on Friday April 10, 2020 @05:59AM (#22831494)
It’s part of the recruiter correspondence. They recommend books, practice sites, etc.
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