Well, companies aren’t looking for someone who grinds leetcode problems. They’re looking for the people who can pass their hiring bar without needing to do that sort of practice in the first place.
In my more cynical moments I think a lot of the tech hiring process is just a complex IQ test dressed up as a skill test to work around the fact that IQ tests are illegal.
And there’s only so many great engineers around. More companies fighting over the same candidates doesn’t result in a lot of high quality teams.
>>Well, companies aren’t looking for someone who grinds leetcode problems. They’re looking for the people who can pass their hiring bar without needing to do that sort of practice in the first place.
Thats basically what I was saying. Recent grads don't (typically) have a lot of work experience to look at. So they're looking for the ones that learned/remember the most from their education.
>>In my more cynical moments I think a lot of the tech hiring process is just a complex IQ test dressed up as a skill test to work around the fact that IQ tests are illegal.
Heh - I never thought of that...
>> And there’s only so many great engineers around. More companies fighting over the same candidates doesn’t result in a lot of high quality teams.
True - where I am now we have an awesome team ... some really great talent but oddly, this is one of the places we don't do leet code/take home crap. Its mostly talking about how you solved real problems...IBM on the other hand, was a total cluster f*ck. Anyway, just what I've encountered running around Wall St. and Silicon Valley - your mileage may vary :-)
In my more cynical moments I think a lot of the tech hiring process is just a complex IQ test dressed up as a skill test to work around the fact that IQ tests are illegal.
And there’s only so many great engineers around. More companies fighting over the same candidates doesn’t result in a lot of high quality teams.