Ask HN: Is all of FAANG like this?

Re:Ask HN: Is all of FAANG like this? by dilandau on Thursday July 23, 2020 @09:05AM (#23926902)

But they can always point to their resume, which lists a prestigious faang company.

I worked for a well-known tech company for a couple years, with a grueling interview process. I regularly get cold called by recruiters asking me about "my time at X".

So it's a good thing, from a career perspective. Whether it's a worthwhile thing of itself is a personal choice.

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Re:Ask HN: Is all of FAANG like this? by mywittyname on Thursday July 23, 2020 @10:25AM (#23927669)

Does this ever get old? From what I've seen, former FAANG hires get paraded around like some exotic pet at some smaller companies. It's kind of cringy as an onlooker. I once worked at a place with executives who had "hire 3 people from google" as a KPI.

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Re:Ask HN: Is all of FAANG like this? by dilandau on Thursday July 23, 2020 @11:19AM (#23928241)

It's cringey as hell, but from a "making my career" perspective, it's clearly valuable to many in charge of hiring.

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