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Re:Live coding interviews measure stress, not coding skills by pjmlp on Friday August 01, 2025 @10:23AM (#44757258)
In Germany that would be a recomendation letter, pretty much valuable by most HR departments, and not showing up with one isn't really recommended, a shitty one is better than none at all.
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Re:Live coding interviews measure stress, not coding skills by zwnow on Friday August 01, 2025 @01:40PM (#44759891)
Yea apprenticeship certification is what I have (Germany). It's a lot different from other countries apprenticeships and shows ppl "Hey that dude worked this job for 3 years".

College degree should also work as you usually gather some job experience during university.

What i not meant were specific certificates like the Cisco ones.

Even a letter of recommendation from a previous employer would count for me.

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Re:Live coding interviews measure stress, not coding skills by darkwater on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @03:38AM (#44795316)
Aren't those the dreaded recommendation letters where "good" means "bad", "very good" means "average" and "extraordinarily good" means "good" ?
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