That's the real problem with the current process. It assumes all the candidates are just random people without any credentials. So candidates need to prove that they can code each and every time. Even a Phd degree doesn't count. Years of work experience doesn't count. And they test you with challenging competitive programming questions. Not even just normal programming. This process used to be only for Google etc, where demand is too high. It's just an elimination process. But today every company in every country blindly copies this insanity. Solving a hard dynamic programming question in 20 minutes after 2 months of studying means nothing from a real engineering perspective.
Exactly. There's no FizzBuzz for a doctor, because the medical degree, residency, and passing the medical board exam provide enough of a signal of basic competence.
In Germany that would be a recomendation letter, pretty much valuable by most HR departments, and not showing up with one isn't really recommended, a shitty one is better than none at all.
That's the real problem with the current process. It assumes all the candidates are just random people without any credentials. So candidates need to prove that they can code each and every time. Even a Phd degree doesn't count. Years of work experience doesn't count. And they test you with challenging competitive programming questions. Not even just normal programming. This process used to be only for Google etc, where demand is too high. It's just an elimination process. But today every company in every country blindly copies this insanity. Solving a hard dynamic programming question in 20 minutes after 2 months of studying means nothing from a real engineering perspective.
Exactly. There's no FizzBuzz for a doctor, because the medical degree, residency, and passing the medical board exam provide enough of a signal of basic competence.
How did u get to this conclusion?
You wrote
> A certificate confirming he did learn the job
What would that certificate be?
In Germany that would be a recomendation letter, pretty much valuable by most HR departments, and not showing up with one isn't really recommended, a shitty one is better than none at all.
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