Karat wtf?

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lwri07

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lwri07
Feb 24, 2020 21 Comments

They expect you to solve all two questions in 45 Minutes!!!
Last two of them were LC hard. Is that for real?


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  • Live Oak Bank
    Djkrs4533

    Live Oak Bank

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    McKinsey, BCG
    Djkrs4533
    I'm a VC who was an EE/CS before MBA.

    In my engineering days, interview questions were such a joke compared to this intense level of interviews today. As people said, it seems so toxic.

    I really wonder if they are finding the best workers or just optimizing for people today practice the interview questions.
    Feb 24, 2020 5
    • Google
      dheiehbd

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      dheiehbd
      Do you actually make more money now?
      Feb 25, 2020
    • Live Oak Bank
      Djkrs4533

      Live Oak Bank

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      McKinsey, BCG
      Djkrs4533
      Yes.
      I'm a better VC than I was an engineer though. I think my colleagues that stayed, then got aquired by 🍎 15 years ago made a lot more with stock, etc.
      Feb 26, 2020
  • NVIDIA
    mIjs11

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    mIjs11
    indeed? you are supposed to solve two completely, third is a bonus
    Feb 24, 2020 5
  • had similar experience with Karat, somewhat Robotic as if the interviewer is there not by choice but by force. He read the system design questions like auto reader , paste the problem and then stare. Finished one then pasted another problem and stare more. This third party interview seems like a bit disconnect , my job was to somehow solve the problem and interviewer job was to say hello in the beginning and bye in the end. Gives a very dumb feeling , but then it mite just be me.
    Feb 12, 2021 1
    • Lyft
      qtwrwr

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      qtwrwr
      I had a similar experience in the past. Interviewers are not engaged cos their incentive is not aligned with the companies. These 3rd party interviewers are paid based on the number of interviews they conduct and NOT on the quality of the engineer they helped hire. So, naturally, all they care is conducting the way with the least effort from their end.

      Similar case with 3rd party recruiters. They don't have any incentive to hire good/great candidates like the in-house recruiters. They stretch the truth and sometimes lie to get someone hired as soon as possible.
      Nov 15, 2021
  • I used them twice. I solved all three all the time!!
    Feb 24, 2020 1
  • Amazon
    Sleepy Cat

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    Sleepy Cat
    Toxic industry
    Feb 24, 2020 0