definitegrunt

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   by definitegrunt 7y ago

   I applied to a lot of the companies on that list. I also focus on fullstack roles. I think my experience is that 50% of the tech interviews end up being leetcode stuff.
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   by definitegrunt 7y ago

   I already passed the quiz. I guess there are more steps.
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   by definitegrunt 7y ago

   I have deep knowledge of the underlying technologies, mostly deep knowledge of the languages. But my experience is that most interviewers do not care about this. They want to hear about your last project using their laundry list of librarie
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   by definitegrunt 7y ago

   Sorry to hear that! It's not very fun.
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   by definitegrunt 7y ago

   Yeah it's been about a month. Thanks for the reassurance!
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   by definitegrunt 7y ago

   This is disconcerting for me. I'd expect to be more hireable as my career progresses. But this doesn't seem to be happening.
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   by definitegrunt 7y ago

   I've had a couple people review my resume but they were all non-technical. That's a good suggestion. In the two technical interviews I failed, one was an algo question that I bombed. I choked and everyone understood it was no-go.
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   by definitegrunt 7y ago

   Ok that's reassuring, though I'd prefer if the process was less random.
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   by definitegrunt 7y ago

   I've actually started turning down places that do leetcode-style interviews unless I'm really interested in working there. There are a fair amount of places that do other kinds of interviews, if that's any comfort. But the co
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    by definitegrunt 7y ago

    One of the companies apparently used TripleByte for the tech screen. They gave me a multiple choice test that I scored highly on (don't know the exact score) and after that I started getting emails about completing the TripleByte proce
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    by definitegrunt 7y ago

    Interesting - I have been working with a recruiter but the results are very underwhelming. Fortunately, I am not paying for the service.
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    by definitegrunt 7y ago

    I've had a couple interviews that mentioned the blog posts as being a factor in giving me an interview. But I definitely agree that these things are valued very little and that's ok. My resume and what I say in interviews focuses
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    by definitegrunt 7y ago

    Thanks for these links! They're very helpful.
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    by definitegrunt 7y ago

    I've gotten feedback from two recruiters and a little from one interviewer. Most of it was generic. The interviewer suggested adding more skills.
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    by definitegrunt 7y ago

    Maybe I will at some point, not in connection with this post.
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    by definitegrunt 7y ago

    - I'm a U.S. citizen based in the U.S., though my most recent work experience is in a foreign country. I'm applying to jobs in the major tech hubs. I have previous experience in one of those locations. - All applications in respo
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    Ask HN: How do I understand the results of my job search?

    243 points by definitegrunt 7y ago|220 comments