Ten years of experience, still failing phone screens

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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