Why are most companies still doing LC type questions when everyone knows this system is broken?

Oct 19, 2021 35 Comments

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  • Amazon
    rad e

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    rad e
    what is the better alternative that provides with both equality and efficiency?
    Oct 19, 2021 6
    • Adobe
      trabador

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      trabador
      Simulate a mini project similar to the work done in the team and have them spend a full day working on it. See how far they get, how resourceful they are, if they ask the right questions.
      Oct 19, 2021
    • Amazon
      rad e

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      rad e
      if only several mini project is available, they will be leaked to tons of interviewees within weeks.

      as a result, only those who have seen the projects can pass the interviews.

      This has been already happening at companies that reuse the same problems.
      Oct 19, 2021
  • Amazon
    eff you

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    eff you
    Cause we have way too many fuckwads in this industry who enjoy the ego trip of asking stupid puzzles and think it is some kind of a justified hazing ritual.

    (And don’t tell me I’m salty about it. I have yet to take an interview that didn’t result in an offer in 25 years, worked at Microsoft, Google and Amazon among others, plenty more offers, so I’m not hating cause I’m not good at it. I’m great at it. It’s just pure shit at identifying good, much less great, engineers.)
    Oct 19, 2021 4
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    • Amazon
      eff you

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      eff you
      Yeah but no. They aren’t necessary at all for equality. Whatever that means. Been interviewing for 20 years and a bar raiser for many of these without them. Doing just fine.
      Oct 19, 2021
  • Upstart
    Plum Bird

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    Plum Bird
    The old system was some racist MF in a suit with an MBA hiring you because he liked your answer to "tell me about a time when you overcame adversity" and because you went to his Ivy League alma mater and your dad is his friend. LC is much better than that.
    Oct 19, 2021 0
  • Google
    mgdpqz

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    mgdpqz
    Its not broken. Most scalable and best way to hire. You can go to non top tier xompanies if you dont want to LC
    Oct 19, 2021 2
  • What is the better solution? They are used because while they have known issues, there isn't an alternative strategy without issues or less issues.
    Oct 19, 2021 4
    • Amazon
      sucks2suck

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      sucks2suck
      1 leetcode medium+ round I think is fair if it’s weighted appropriately. Better than the other top paying companies
      Oct 19, 2021
    • Amazon
      rad e

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      rad e
      stripe interviews are terrible. I feel many candidates know the problems beforehand. This is unfair to other candidates.

      more importantly Stripe won't be able to hire actual problem solvers.
      Oct 19, 2021