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Re:What I've learned from 100s of interviews with candidates at top te... on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @04:47PM (#14413321)

> On a higher level - how much of an "already seen the algorithm" crapshot are tech interviews?

I'd say it is mostly that. Just do thirty to fifty leetcode medium problems (some of them on pen and paper), and you're good to go.

Re:Ask HN: Career advice for more established Bay Area companies on Sunday May 07, 2017 @04:16PM (#14287389)

> Does that mean developing into a senior engineer or a techinal lead.. or management?

Yes. :)

At this point I don't know if I'll do well in a management role or not, I still need some time to decide.

> You will find all sorts of politics at play. From the cooperative to competitive. It could be at the layer above you or with your peers.

Can you give some examples? What sort of things do I need to be cognizant of?

Ask HN: Career advice for more established Bay Area companies

Posted by rocket_woman on Sunday May 07, 2017 @03:26PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I just accepted an offer from one of the large established Bay Area companies (think Facebook / Google / Apple), and I'd like to ask HN to share some advice for career progression in these companies.I'm interested in hearing more about specific cultural aspects of working at these companies (feel free to give company or team specific advice), what kinds of work they actually value, what you...

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Re:Ask HN: How to ethically display 100+ advertisers on a blog on Saturday May 06, 2017 @07:14PM (#14282807)

I don't think there is an ethical consideration here. You get to display whatever you want on your blog.

Re:Canary Mail – Smart Email Client for Mac and iOS with PGP Support on Saturday May 06, 2017 @07:12PM (#14282796)

My kingdom for an email client that works well with gmail, works offline, is fast, supports editing in an external editor and lets me quickly skim email.

Re:How to Read a Paper (2016) [pdf] on Saturday April 29, 2017 @06:11PM (#14229047)

On the writing side of things, I really enjoyed this talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_6xoMjFr70 "How to Write Papers So People Can Read Them"

Re:The Utter Uselessness of Job Interviews on Sunday April 09, 2017 @04:11PM (#14074120)

If the stuff online on Quora etc. are to be believed, the hiring committee will disregard such trivia interviews (and possibly send a node to the interviewer asking him/her to correct their technique).

Not sure how well this works in practice though.