Presumably these questions are rooted in some kind of developer reality
Have you ever taken one of these interviews? One of the primary criticisms of the practice is how disconnected they are from the realities of the job itself, requiring studying specifically for the interview process to actually pass.
After avoiding similar companies for years, a couple of years ago, out of curiosity, I took a call from Meta, and they wanted to send me a reading list of books before the first interview.
I absolutely hate any homework a firm wants to impose on me. I’m usually juggling multiple interviews and don’t have time for that (especially when they’ll just ghost you at the end).
But I get it. It’s so expensive for everyone involved if you hire the wrong person and need to correct it. Asking a candidate to put more work up front seems reasonable when the offer can easily be worth $250k or more for what is essentially a day of zoom calls.
What’s a better way? Hire as a contractor and convert to full time after 6mo of performance evals? That’s also problematic.
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Have you ever taken one of these interviews? One of the primary criticisms of the practice is how disconnected they are from the realities of the job itself, requiring studying specifically for the interview process to actually pass.
After avoiding similar companies for years, a couple of years ago, out of curiosity, I took a call from Meta, and they wanted to send me a reading list of books before the first interview.
I absolutely hate any homework a firm wants to impose on me. I’m usually juggling multiple interviews and don’t have time for that (especially when they’ll just ghost you at the end).
But I get it. It’s so expensive for everyone involved if you hire the wrong person and need to correct it. Asking a candidate to put more work up front seems reasonable when the offer can easily be worth $250k or more for what is essentially a day of zoom calls.
What’s a better way? Hire as a contractor and convert to full time after 6mo of performance evals? That’s also problematic.