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Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own

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Post by 40four »

HiroProtagonist wrote: post #153
40four wrote: post #151

I don’t understand the title? How do you get ‘rejected’ by Code Academy? It’s not a ‘boot camp’ with an application process. You either do the free lessons offered, or pay up for one of the ‘Pro’ level tiers. This title seems sensational, and it’s misleading to people not familiar with Code Academy. Considering that, it doesn’t sell me on this product. In fact it makes me not even want to look at the lessons offered,…

I think he applied to work there and was rejected, as opposed to applying as a student.

Thanks, that makes more sense. Totally misread that. The blog post was buried at the bottom didn’t make it that far.

Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own

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Post by weswpg »

40four wrote: post #151

I don’t understand the title? How do you get ‘rejected’ by Code Academy? It’s not a ‘boot camp’ with an application process. You either do the free lessons offered, or pay up for one of the ‘Pro’ level tiers. This title seems sensational, and it’s misleading to people not familiar with Code Academy. Considering that, it doesn’t sell me on this product. In fact it makes me not even want to look at the lessons offered,…

> I don’t understand the title? How do you get ‘rejected’ by Code Academy? It’s not a ‘boot amp’ with an application process. You either do the free lessons offered, or pay up for one of the ‘Pro’ level tiers.

From his blog:

> I've applied to work at Codecademy three times, once in 2014, again in 2015, and most recently in 2020. I've been rejected all three times. I wanted to prove to myself I was capable of building something like it, so I decided to build my own version.

Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own

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Post by deadbunny »

glenneroo wrote: post #116
xwdv wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sorry but anyone who comes with that attitude is extremely naive and cannot be trusted. And is NOT a good teammate. How can you want to be part of something when you don’t even know what it’s like on the inside? What happens when you are given a task you do NOT want to be part of? What happens when a task has moral gray area? What happens if you suddenly decide you really want to be part of something else? Fuck peopl…

Way to generalize everybody who is ever enthusiastic to work somewhere - they're all untrustworthy and horrible teammates.

By the sounds of it they just want robots.

"Moraly gray", "do whatever asked".

Sounds a lot like how we've needed up with the current nightmare in big tech.

Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own

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Post by 40four »

weswpg wrote: post #162
40four wrote: post #151

I don’t understand the title? How do you get ‘rejected’ by Code Academy? It’s not a ‘boot camp’ with an application process. You either do the free lessons offered, or pay up for one of the ‘Pro’ level tiers. This title seems sensational, and it’s misleading to people not familiar with Code Academy. Considering that, it doesn’t sell me on this product. In fact it makes me not even want to look at the lessons offered,…

> I don’t understand the title? How do you get ‘rejected’ by Code Academy? It’s not a ‘boot amp’ with an application process. You either do the free lessons offered, or pay up for one of the ‘Pro’ level tiers. From his blog: > I've applied to work at Codecademy three times, once in 2014, again in 2015, and most recently in 2020. I've been rejected all three times. I wanted to prove to myself I was capable of building…

Thanks, I didn’t dig deep enough to find the editblog buried at the bottom. That definitely clears things up.

Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own

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Post by PragmaticPulp »

KerryJones wrote: post #147
pkrotich wrote: post #115

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Have you hired anyone? Asking because your comment make it sounds like there's science to it. I don't like the committee hiring as well but team or manager level hiring can segment the company culture. Also individuals can be biased and hire based on vibes or who is like them etc. - committee brings a check to that, that's why it's common. The truth is - you'll miss some great candidates because they simply interview…

I have -- quite a few times in quite a few different jobs. There actually is a lot more science to it than we usually take credit for. There have been studies that our typical interview process gives us 17% predictability of how they will perform, but if we do a contract-to-hire (of just one week) that improves to 80%. We have proven time and time again that certain times of interview questions are not helpful. If yo…

> There have been studies that our typical interview process gives us 17% predictability of how they will perform, but if we do a contract-to-hire (of just one week) that improves to 80%.

The pool of candidates interested in full-time jobs is not the same as the pool of candidates interested in doing contract-to-hire positions.

Contract-to-hire selects for people with the ability to risk working for a company for a period of time without a high risk of near-term unemployment if it doesn't work out. The people willing to take those jobs are usually more qualified to begin with because they have more career options open to them if the contract-to-hire doesn't turn into a contract job.

So you're basically pre-selecting your candidates.

Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own

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Post by weswpg »

40four wrote: post #164
weswpg wrote: post #162

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I don’t understand the title? How do you get ‘rejected’ by Code Academy? It’s not a ‘boot amp’ with an application process. You either do the free lessons offered, or pay up for one of the ‘Pro’ level tiers. From his blog: > I've applied to work at Codecademy three times, once in 2014, again in 2015, and most recently in 2020. I've been rejected all three times. I wanted to prove to myself I was capable of building…

Thanks, I didn’t dig deep enough to find the edit blog buried at the bottom. That definitely clears things up.

> Thanks, I didn’t dig deep enough to find the boy buried at the bottom. That definitely clears things up.

...there's a boy buried at the bottom? i hope that's a typo!

Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own

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Post by ironmagma »

0xFACEFEED wrote: post #95
aspencer8111 wrote: post #35

Good on you man! You: 1. Dodged a bullet (booo on any company that would reject someone with this level of passion). 2. Created your own product (which you seem even more passionate about) 3. Did all the heavy lifting to make it interesting out of the gate (provided content). Wishing you all the success!

> 1. Dodged a bullet I'd argue that Codecademy dodged a bullet. Calling them out by name is in really bad taste IMO. Let's be honest: if he had launched a coding tutorial website thing and it didn't have the "comeback story" marketing narrative then no one would care.

What kind of harm does this actually do to Codecademy? I would argue none. There is no downside to calling them out.

Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own

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Post by agustif »

pzo wrote: post #139
anyfactor wrote: post #58

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That is my experience also. As a freelance dev, I am hired as a foreign contractor. Being hired as a foreign contractor makes tax and regulations issues easier. If you are growing rapidly, You can open an LLC in America then operate as a US contractor. You can work with larger and established companies that way. It would be easier if you have a business partner in America. Hiring contractor has its pros and cons for…

I was always curious about this: Is there any reason why you need LLC in America to work with larger and established companies? Is there any law or limitation why they wouldn't like to work with e.g. European Self-Employed or LTD companies? Many of recruiters I talked to and they offered perm roles they won't consider changing to contractors. Always thought that generally contractors are a better deal for companies (…

I think the main problem is depending in your jurisdiction, if all your employees are contractors, and they are long time, which is actually masquerading-as-contractors, you can get in trouble, in Germany for example I think it's two years max.

Since this is a difficult subject, YMMV

Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own

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Post by hellbannedguy »

aspencer8111 wrote: post #35

Good on you man! You: 1. Dodged a bullet (booo on any company that would reject someone with this level of passion). 2. Created your own product (which you seem even more passionate about) 3. Did all the heavy lifting to make it interesting out of the gate (provided content). Wishing you all the success!

I sometimes think the most brilliant/creative people are often overlooked in hiring, and admittance to programs.

Whomever you are--you will do well in life.

I've know some brilliant people who seem to suffer from anxiety, and depression. Don't push yourself to hard.

I love the simplicity of your site.

I will now signup.

Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own

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Post by notsureaboutpg »

0xFACEFEED wrote: post #95
aspencer8111 wrote: post #35

Good on you man! You: 1. Dodged a bullet (booo on any company that would reject someone with this level of passion). 2. Created your own product (which you seem even more passionate about) 3. Did all the heavy lifting to make it interesting out of the gate (provided content). Wishing you all the success!

> 1. Dodged a bullet I'd argue that Codecademy dodged a bullet. Calling them out by name is in really bad taste IMO. Let's be honest: if he had launched a coding tutorial website thing and it didn't have the "comeback story" marketing narrative then no one would care.

Huge disagree.

Companies call each other out by name all the time. Why can't he build his personal brand by calling CodeAcademy out by name but they can do so with their corporate brand?

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