Ten years of experience, still failing phone screens

Re:Ten years of experience, still failing phone screens by marstall on Friday December 10, 2021 @11:30PM (#29518433)

I'm on your team. up front technical "gotcha" style evaluations feel like they don't respect where I'm coming from, nor my track record of work - and are a cue that the job is not the place I want to be at.

I've gotten nearly 100% of the jobs I've gotten in the past 15 years through friends. Interview process real easy after the informal "backchannel" reference check has happened. Just hi, how you doing, when can you start.

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Re:Ten years of experience, still failing phone screens by ushakov on Friday December 10, 2021 @11:46PM (#29518508)

same thing, same thing

better spend more time maintaining those connections

i myself never really practiced algorithms, so in an interview they’ll see me as a weak learner

however the reality is complete opposite - i have spent thousands of hours on piano and guitar and speak 3 languages

i have the opposite of learning disability and learn stuff quicker than many of your algorithm-knowing employees can

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Re:Ten years of experience, still failing phone screens by r0m4n0 on Saturday December 11, 2021 @09:16AM (#29520995)

Side effect of this is probably making much less than your counterparts. If you can ace a leetcode style interview, you are much more likely to have competing offers (or retention offers later on) that allow you to make MUCH more. It’s a horrible system but just something I noticed before I got really good at them.

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Re:Ten years of experience, still failing phone screens by marstall on Monday December 13, 2021 @10:33AM (#29540464)

leaving aside the FAANG outposts in my town, I'm doing pretty good.

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Re:Ten years of experience, still failing phone screens by ushakov on Saturday December 11, 2021 @10:53AM (#29521713)

i’m self-employed

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