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0 pointsLaserToy7y ago0 comments

Do I? There are a lot of great companies, why should I waste time on Google? Working there is not as fancy as you think.

>> Everyone is busy, that's a terrible excuse not to brush up on your interview skills. I believe that their approach is arrogant, they just don't value candidates time.

I have a confession to make, I spent some time at Google. And after I left I was interviewing people using their approach and I regret it now.

P/S/ When you interview for a company, you actually taking more risk that the company (talking about folks who are headhunted into interviews). If it doesn't work out, you will be out searching for a job, you career growth may be slowed down. And what is the company risk?

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balls1877y ago· 2 in thread

> Do I? There are a lot of great companies, why should I waste time on Google? Working there is not as fancy as you think.

I'm definitely confused. You don't want to waste time preparing for an interview, but you will waste time interviewing at a company for a job you don't want?

Yes, there are lots of companies hiring. But in my experience, in preparing for one software interview, you're preparing for others as well.

I interviewed at Dropbox, Amazon, Valve, and Indeed, within a span of a few weeks, and the prep work (Cracking the Coding Interview) was applicable to all.

mountainofdeath7y ago

What LaserToy is saying is that it's not just a little preparation; a few hours here and there. There are people who turn it into a literal hobby and do nothing else. If grinding through competitive programming questions is your idea of fun, then do it. Not everyone has interest in spending 2+ hours a day for a month to prepare.

balls1877y ago

That point I get, people may not enjoy prepping for an interview.

That's different than asking "Why should I prepare for a job?"

If you want the job, you'll put in the effort to prepare, regardless of your feelings on the process. That sacrifice (2 hours a day for a month) is minor in the grand scheme of things. Granted to the OP's point, Google probably isn't worth it. But that's a value decision each candidate has to make for themselves.

I'm preparing for my brown belt in Krav Maga. The test is 6 1/2 hour grueling physical exam that includes a comprehensive test of all the material from the previous 4 belts. Not only that, we're the first group eligible to test, so the instructor wants to set the standard with us.

Not everyone wants to put themselves through that hell. But those that do will put in the effort to be ready come test time.

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