I though of covering interview questions on my site http://www.learneroo.com , but I decided for now to focus on general learning (though there's a lot that's relevant for interviews too).
Ask HN: Would you pay $3,500 for an Interview Bootcamp?
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#12Interesting idea. Would there be any sort of pre-requisites? I could see something like this being pretty successful at private universities (where parents sometimes have more money than their kids have ambition/drive/talent). It would resonate with the same folks who pay big bucks for SAT and ACT prep classes
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#13Interesting idea, but I think it will be difficult for you to find people who can actually land jobs at those companies (and need you to help them do it). I though of covering interview questions on my site http://www.learneroo.com , but I decided for now to focus on general learning (though there's a lot that's relevant for interviews too).
We will actually call/text the candidate before and after study period is over to ensure focus. Kind of like having a personal trainer for interviews.
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#14But why not work with the companies directly as a recruiting agency? Or work with already existing recruiting agencies to train their recruits? There is a lot of money to be made in the recruiting business, you definitely could make much more than 3.5k per hire.
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#16Interesting idea, but I think it will be difficult for you to find people who can actually land jobs at those companies (and need you to help them do it). I though of covering interview questions on my site http://www.learneroo.com , but I decided for now to focus on general learning (though there's a lot that's relevant for interviews too).
We are betting on the idea that a reasonably smart person would surprise themselves on how far they can get ahead if they can diligently work in a consistent manner. 2 hours per day may not seem much but over the course of 3 months it is pretty effective in hacking the interview process. We will actually call/text the candidate before and after study period is over to ensure focus. Kind of like having a personal trai…
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#18Most often they'll ask for 50%-100% of the first paycheck (hopefully after tax, or else nobody can pay that in Denmark!)
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#19I seen people work with headhunters before, giving up 1 months salary as the commission to land a job they want and in the end it seems like a win/win situation. Both people are happy.