OP here. If you do well in practice, you can book interviews with companies through us (we hire for Amazon, Dropbox, Clubhouse, MongoDB, and a bunch of others). You skip all the recruiter calls and scheduling and just go straight to the real interview.
And if you find a job through us, you don't have to pay for practice.
Here is what workred in my recent job search, that just ended this week:
1. Messgae people on LinkedIn, the more senior in the company, the better. This was by far the fastest and most reliable way for me to get to the first round.
2. Message the company via a recruiting@, or contact@, even a support@ email they have on their website. Not as reliable as option 1 but better than the job application forms.
3. Have them contact you via a "HN who is hiring?" post, it's rare, but it does happen.
If it's a job post form, then personally I'd just consider it a loss. Don't know why, it's not like I provide different or less info compared to direct messaging, but that just leaves me ignored for weeks, or rejected with a template message.
just reply to FB/Google/AMZN recruiters. These FAANG companies are basically running "practice-interview-as-a-service", and as a bonus if you happen to like their offer (it seems though that their offers on second and further attempts are pretty low - as you're put into "benchwarmers") you can even spend some time working there.
leeny|4 years ago
And if you find a job through us, you don't have to pay for practice.
_odey|4 years ago
1. Messgae people on LinkedIn, the more senior in the company, the better. This was by far the fastest and most reliable way for me to get to the first round.
2. Message the company via a recruiting@, or contact@, even a support@ email they have on their website. Not as reliable as option 1 but better than the job application forms.
3. Have them contact you via a "HN who is hiring?" post, it's rare, but it does happen.
If it's a job post form, then personally I'd just consider it a loss. Don't know why, it's not like I provide different or less info compared to direct messaging, but that just leaves me ignored for weeks, or rejected with a template message.
DeWilde|4 years ago
trhway|4 years ago