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Re:Tech sector job interviews assess anxiety, not software s... by polynox on Saturday November 13, 2021 @07:30AM (#29209310)
This is a lie at least as it corresponds to bigtech hiring today.

> "I'd Google the exact algorithm for X"

This is a fail in the interviewer's book. Read: "Could not produce an algorithm with less than O(n)" or "lacks familiarity with fundamental data structures"

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Re:Tech sector job interviews assess anxiety, not software s... by SomeCallMeTim on Monday November 15, 2021 @11:42AM (#29229346)
I passed an Amazon interview by saying almost exactly that, so given Amazon is one of the FAANG companies? I can back up my statement.
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