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Please stop the coding challenges

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261 points CrazyEmi | 2 comments | 15 Nov 24 15:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.428s | source
1. coding123 ◴[15 Nov 24 16:23 UTC] No.42148334[source]▶
Whatever happened to looking at a resume and realizing this person can code?

What are references for anyway...

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2. sfink ◴[15 Nov 24 19:54 UTC] No.42150270[source]▶
When I was hiring, resume quality was often a negative signal. I could sometimes tell when someone used a resume preparation service. They were good at what they did, the resumes really were much better, and the candidates correspondingly worse.

The problem is that there is financial pressure to game the system, which means it's worth spending time and money on getting through the hoops but not on improving your work after that. Resume preparation, leet code grinding, even references are tainted when the reference is aware of the financial pressure (this person wasn't that great, but do I want to impoverish their family? or they'll scratch your back in exchange for you scratching theirs).