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Re:How did Soham Parekh get so many jobs? by nyarlathotep_ on Friday July 04, 2025 @05:19PM (#44467965)
> he's a really talented engineer, crushed our interviews.

Think it says a lot about this industry if "really talented 'engineer'" means passing loads of gamified interviews and not delivering things on time.

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Re:How did Soham Parekh get so many jobs? by StackRanker3000 on Friday July 04, 2025 @05:56PM (#44468159)
But the person you’re responding to said he did a solid job for almost a year.
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Re:How did Soham Parekh get so many jobs? by pwthornton on Saturday July 05, 2025 @11:10AM (#44473287)
That’s pretty faint praise.
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Re:How did Soham Parekh get so many jobs? by dazzeloid on Saturday July 05, 2025 @12:06PM (#44473661)
He was a solid middle of the pack contributor on net, but it was clear he was way stronger than his net output just from interactions with him (he had great products ideas, clear technical understanding of many areas, etc).
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