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The conclusion of Professor Skiena's answer to a question about tech interviews[0]:

"When I had a startup company, all candidates we interviewed were amazed that I never asked them algorithm questions! I wasn't hiring them to answer puzzle questions, so why ask? And I am quite proud of the very good people we hired at General Sentiment".

[0] https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/7vxid2/i...

This is amusing considering his book is recommended by so many of the whiteboard and assignment 'we only hire the rockstars' interviewers.

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