Re:Ask HN: Have you ever been hired without an interview?
by muzani on Friday August 18, 2023 @08:44AM
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Yeah, it's actually the standard way I get jobs, since I can't whiteboard.
Freelancing actually seemed like a life exploit at some point. Skip technical interviews, only do product interviews. Get basically double salary and WFH benefits. But the catch is it runs dry.
Most full time jobs don't go so well though. They're often authoritarian cultures. There's a CEO with strong vision that's all in his head. He can skip the interviews.
A lot of really smart people work in this places (often the ones who don't end up in FAANG because they can't whiteboard either). But they don't stay long and treat it as a stepping stone.
Freelancing actually seemed like a life exploit at some point. Skip technical interviews, only do product interviews. Get basically double salary and WFH benefits. But the catch is it runs dry.
Most full time jobs don't go so well though. They're often authoritarian cultures. There's a CEO with strong vision that's all in his head. He can skip the interviews.
A lot of really smart people work in this places (often the ones who don't end up in FAANG because they can't whiteboard either). But they don't stay long and treat it as a stepping stone.