I have 12 years experience. I’m a designer. I’ve worked in lots of industries. Every interview I’ve had with the big companies usually goes nowhere. So I have a really big built up impression that these places are only filled with industrious, genius A students…you know, smarties who invent sorting algorithms while on the toilet. Despite my experience and knowledge, I’m overly worried I would be the slow moving dummy in every room and that I’d end up shit canned in record time for…reasons (hey this my irrational nightmare no one claimed it should be logical) It’s reached a point where i don’t even want to make a go for the opportunities my FAANG employed partner brings up, because I keep thinking “well shit, I’m probably not at the level. I’m probably going to be snubbed because I have pointy elbows”, because I’ve never been able to get an offer over the years I’ve tried to convey my value. ( I interview badly, I’m actively working on it now. ) TC: 🥚🥚🥚 #faang #maang #google #amazon #netflix #apple
There’s a formulaic approach to these interviews and nothing more. Proving you can follow a playbook is 90% of the interview and frankly what the internals of working in these companies is like too
Formulaic? Are you talking about the STAR(R) approach or the U - story arc? Please tell me more!
For coding it's a lot of leetcode. I'm not sure what it's like for designers but I'm sure there are thousands of videos on YouTube that will give you the formula.
smarter? No definitely not. But on average a tiny bit more ambitious? I think so to some extent.
They are smarter but the gap as not as big as people think. It will certainly screen out people who are not willing to learn algorithms and data structures. But there’s also some people who are actively looking to fail people.
Lol
There’s a formula to it, so I’d say no. I could write the same post you did about working directly for US Federal Govt, except I know for sure through govt contracting that it’s full of knuckleheads. Cracking that formulae isn’t as natural to me as making it into FAANG.
I once tried to apply for a fed job very early in my career. Once.
Not smarter but more efficient behaviours and they get shit done. Not sitting on easy tasks for days.
Obviously. Any company I work at has the smartest people while I work there. Have an offer from Albertsons. Prepare for faaan/faana
What the…this is the third Albertsons reference I’ve seen here. You must be in So Cal
Albertsons has the most state-of-the-art AI R&D lab in the world, the groceries are funding their thirst for Quantum Computing
Bigger tech companies do have better talent, but it's not an "everyone is a rock star" situation. The higher comp draws more skilled workers, but duds certainly slip through the cracks. Tech folk will tell you FAANG is nothing special, and it's good not to put any company on a pedestal, but I spent the last 9 years in automotive and just switched to tech last year: the contrast is stark. Superstars are probably 5x more common and the only helpless engineers I've come across have been pushed out pretty quickly.
We know how to sell ourselves without selling our souls.
What is selling yourself? …in the socially acceptable way that is. I have no model of it, so when I think about it, what comes to mind is a self righteous windbag which isn’t socially acceptable
Nah doesn't have to be self righteous. It's more about being articulate, knowledgeable, and personable.
Not more talented, but definitely more driven. Only driven people are willing to put the hours in LC and sys design to crack the interviews.
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