Re:The technical interview practice gap
by posharma on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @02:31PM
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I said this yesterday and will say it again. We discuss interviewing a lot here. Despite all the proposals things don't really change. FA(A)NG style interviews are just that - whiteboarding solutions to N algorithmic problems in M minutes (or minor variants of this). Either we accept this and move on with solid preparation or modify our priorities such that we're fine with not wanting the money and/or the quality of work (debatable) offered by these companies. At the end of the day, it's a choice and it's still in our hands.
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Re:The technical interview practice gap
by trap_chateau on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @02:48PM
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I'm not entirely sure I'm getting what you're conveying here. Are you just reminding everyone that change is slow to come, and to be pragmatic about these applications? (I agree with that.) Are you also claiming it's futile to attempt to change or push back against this interviewing process, at least through discussion about it?
With enough push back, I do think it's possible that those in charge of hiring in the world might reconsider how valuable leetcode tests are to judging potential employees.
These kinds of discussions are futile yes. It's been well over 10 years and the only change in this discussion is the introduction of racial and gender discrimination, whereas 10 years ago the focus was on age discrimination.
I'd be happy to hear alternative approaches to conducting a technical interview, but no one presents any. There are 100 comments in this topic and hardly any discussion of what a good hiring process would look like.
Change is slow to come and be pragmatic.