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Re:Amazon Code Ninjas by sib on Monday November 11, 2013 @12:24PM (#6712694)
That's not quite true, at least in some companies. New college grads are typically applying for different roles than candidates with 5 (or more) years of experience.

Additionally, in fast-growing companies (such as Amazon and Google), it's usually the case that candidates are measured against a hiring bar and, if they exceed, they are presented with an offer, independent of other candidates. That is, there are more openings than can be easily filled, so any candidate who meets the bar can be hired, rather than being explicitly in competition with each other.

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Re:Amazon Code Ninjas by Zombieball on Monday November 11, 2013 @07:20PM (#6715044)
> Additionally, in fast-growing companies (such as Amazon and Google), it's usually the case that candidates are measured against a hiring bar and, if they exceed, they are presented with an offer, independent of other candidates.

We'll said. I think this is an important thing to note for any new grads looking to interview at these companies.

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