Ask HN: How was your interviewing experience this cycle?

Re:Ask HN: How was your interviewing experience this cycle? by vanusa on Monday January 24, 2022 @11:53PM (#30068190)

FAANG, where I failed the phone screen largely due to the interviewer having a thick accent on top of him using a speakerphone that made things worse.

That's why they only hire the top 0.2 percent - for their "communication skills". And for their awareness of the pros and cons of key technologies. Like speakerphones.

Had a friend refer me to the FAANG he works at, but was ignored.

Which is kind of an internal FU to that employee, right? Bet they'll never do that again.

And as to the take-homes:

In both cases I got exceptional marks, but also took far more than the supposedly "few hours" they said.

As these companies must be perfectly aware of, on some level.

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Re:Ask HN: How was your interviewing experience this cycle? by decafninja on Friday January 28, 2022 @09:51AM (#30115284)

Curious - why would it be an "internal FU" to him?

Also as an addendum regarding the homework - as usual, homework is always in addition to the leetcode interview, almost never instead of. Which is another reason I tend to make it a point to reject any homework.

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