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Re: Triplebyte Raises $10M from Initialized Capital, Marissa Mayer and Paul Graham

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Post by taurath » Fri, Mar 02, 2018, 1:03 AM UTC

crabasa wrote: post #147

Disclaimer: I am building a startup in this problem space. Does anyone think that social proof could work here? If 15 peers endorse Sally for React Native and those 15 people are likewise found to be credible, could such a network effect be more valuable than a coding test?

Late reply, but I think it should be exceedingly valuable, but at the highest quality you'll get a lot of noise. There are a lot of engineering organizations that put out bad code.

I'd consider recommendations from CTOs, former Senior or Principle engineers to be the #1 indication that the person can do what they say they can do. Verify a bit more, but honestly the college level micro-optimization whiteboard-only BS questions are mainly only useful for checking new grads.

Re: Triplebyte Raises $10M from Initialized Capital, Marissa Mayer and Paul Graham

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Post by fro0116 » Fri, Mar 02, 2018, 2:22 AM UTC

7h3kk1d wrote: post #174

fro0116 wrote: post #155

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Wow. Is it just me or does that sound like a downright horrifying company to deal with as a candidate? At our company, we try to painstakingly craft our recruiting experience to make sure each candidate we interview has a good experience and ends up with a positive impression of our company regardless of whether or not we end up sending them an offer. At the end of the day, we're all human beings, each with something…

I'd rather find a better long term fit quicker than have a pleasant process when looking.

I mean sure, so would I if I had to choose between the two, but that's a false dilemma.

And for me at least, a company that doesn't treat their candidates with kindness and respect in the hiring process likely wouldn't be a long term fit for me anyways.

Re: Triplebyte Raises $10M from Initialized Capital, Marissa Mayer and Paul Graham

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Post by mattm » Sun, Mar 11, 2018, 4:00 PM UTC

guessmyname wrote: post #140

mattm wrote: post #129

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Yeah I believe Triplebyte will only accept candidates from countries that have an easy way to get a work visa in the US - Canada, Mexico, Australia and Singapore (I think). (I'm Canadian and am working at my current company through Triplebyte)

That's weird, I am also Canadian and my profile says that they can only proceed with my application with people who hold an US visa and/or work permit. I thought it was a mistake so I contacted their support team and got a reply saying that they can only consider my application if I live in the US. Did you change your location to some city in the US? How did you get your application accepted? On the same note, Hired.…

Hmmm, I applied about a year ago so maybe they've changed that recently?

Edit - their FAQ page says that they accept Canadians so maybe ask again?

"the companies we work with CANNOT provide visas for candidates unless they are from Canada, Mexico, Singapore, Chile, or Australia"

https://triplebyte.com/candidate_faq