Interviews in the Age of AI: Ditch Leetcode – Try Code Reviews Instead

Post by wg0 » Tue, Oct 17, 2023, 6:04 PM UTC

Aurornis wrote: post #29

shortrounddev2 wrote: post #25

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Not him but 1.) DS and Algo knowledge are way overrated in day-to-day job functions. I have yet to have to implement a single DS or Algo from those classes (they are almost always available to the framework, standard library, or language), runtime complexity has literally never once come up in my life, and the most I've ever needed to know about data structures is "which one should I use here?" and 99% of the time it…

> runtime complexity has literally never once come up in my life There are definitely different types of programming jobs, but for some contrast: I have never had a job where runtime complexity did not come up as a significant factor somewhat frequently. It really comes down to what you’re doing, but at a certain scale or size of problem you really do need to know about algorithms, data structures, and runtime comple…

Post by pseudalopex » Tue, Oct 17, 2023, 6:08 PM UTC

TheLoafOfBread wrote: post #181

lotsoweiners wrote: post #92

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> 7. Background checks start in parallel with on-boarding. First week is spent with business unit teams to learn what the company actually, really does. Yikes!!! I’ve never heard of a potential employer giving offers before background check. Do you tell candidates this before they quit their current jobs?

On one hand it sounds off putting, on other hand it can be very awkward that you have hired a mole from competition who is there to understand your secret sauce and get out or that you have hired somebody who was in prison for computer crimes.

Post by endemic » Tue, Oct 17, 2023, 6:09 PM UTC

danwee wrote: post #31

Not sure if it would be any better, and I say this as someone who hates leetcode-related interviews. Code reviews are way more subjective than writing a piece code (at the end of the interview session, if the code works, then that's a huge thing already). If I highlight something like "Perhaps we could inject that dependency, instead of harcoding it": sure, that seems probably the most correct assesment, but again, w…

Post by P_I_Staker » Tue, Oct 17, 2023, 6:31 PM UTC

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P_I_Staker wrote: post #91

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It seems like chasing golden unicorn super smart bois has been more of a problem than a solution in SV and companies like google. It starts to look like a schoolyard game or mensa. I'll just get the smartest of the smarts and rule the world! If I only get the alphas of the alphas, I'll surely win. Reminds me of all the NBA players getting schooled in FIBA, because the international teams have better chemistry. At one…

> It seems like chasing golden unicorn super smart bois has been more of a problem than a solution in SV and companies like google. It starts to look like a schoolyard game or mensa. > What I'm talking about isn't just awkwardness and lacking charisma. I'm talking about randomly telling women that they can tell she is on her period and things like that. These don't seem limited to SV and Big Companies™ like Google, a…

Post by nfriedly » Tue, Oct 17, 2023, 6:34 PM UTC

pseudalopex wrote: post #206

nfriedly wrote: post #46

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Honestly, being "willing to grind" might be a good thing to target if it's a good proxy for being willing to do the work . However, I agree with the general sentiment that almost nobody is doing the research to ensure their interview process selects for the things they actually want.

> Honestly, being "willing to grind" might be a good thing to target if it's a good proxy for being willing to do the work. Grinding is a poor proxy for work ethic. It is a good proxy for submissiveness.