I dont do well on coding interviews. If I get rejected from a company but I think I would have been a great fit, I often sent them a note with some comments as to why these types of interviews are bad. I recently decided to formalize my thoughts into this open letter that I can share as a link instead.
Hacker Newsies - you are a smart bunch. I know we have discussed these issues at length over the years, but I would love your feedback on this letter as I send it to employers and recruiters.
Or any other general thoughts you may have. Heck, maybe you want to fork or write your own version that fits your situation. This is certainly a trend I could get behind!
Note: I wanted to do this in notion since thats where my public site is, but getting footnotes to work there is too hacky. Pure markdown worked much better so for now it will live as a gist.
I find myself not even wanting to apply for jobs where I think this kind of live coding question might come up, since I assume I will do terribly a job otherwise seeming to be a great fit.
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I dont do well on coding interviews. If I get rejected from a company but I think I would have been a great fit, I often sent them a note with some comments as to why these types of interviews are bad. I recently decided to formalize my thoughts into this open letter that I can share as a link instead.
Hacker Newsies - you are a smart bunch. I know we have discussed these issues at length over the years, but I would love your feedback on this letter as I send it to employers and recruiters.
Or any other general thoughts you may have. Heck, maybe you want to fork or write your own version that fits your situation. This is certainly a trend I could get behind!
Note: I wanted to do this in notion since thats where my public site is, but getting footnotes to work there is too hacky. Pure markdown worked much better so for now it will live as a gist.
I find myself not even wanting to apply for jobs where I think this kind of live coding question might come up, since I assume I will do terribly a job otherwise seeming to be a great fit.