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Tech's diversity problem is because of toxic LeetCode interviews

18 points| aycaramba | 7 years ago |linkedin.com

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techsin101|7 years ago

Don't see how leetcode causes diversity problem... Very weak argument tbh. Even though it's a broken system but in other ways.

CorvusCrypto|7 years ago

In my experience these "leetcode" interviews are just one part of several interviews. They still look toward people interactions in other interviews with managers, etc. So it's not prioritization over interaction, it's a filter for those that can't really program so they can then continue to interview and learn their personal skills as a team member. I.e. why waste a manager's time with a poor candidate.

If it wasn't the coding question interviews that warranted complaint it would be the personality interviews. I've seen plenty of people dropped because while they were smart, they were shit at working with other people. So yeah, hiring is a series of filters. That's life imo.

jpeg_hero|7 years ago

>How did we get here?

People apply to coding jobs that literally cannot code .. like at all.

wannabiefaanger|7 years ago

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vorg|7 years ago

> Many want to install their wife in these companies [...] their household will double the income.

A husband-and-wife team in a company is like a "mini-union". By feeding intel to each other and playing office politics in unison, they can nudge their household income up to triple.

345tw4erfd|7 years ago

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