Tech Job Interviews Are Out of Control
Tech companies are famous for coddling their workers but after mass layoffs the industry's culture has shifted. Engineers say that getting hired can require days of work on unpaid assignments.
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Tech companies are famous for coddling their workers but after mass layoffs the industry's culture has shifted. Engineers say that getting hired can require days of work on unpaid assignments.
Tech companies had a reputation as being plush for workers because of "ZIRP," or "zero interest rate phenomenon." The last 18 months changed all that.
"The fact is that it's a hard job and getting a degree doesn't mean you get a job," said a computer science professor.
"The fact is that it's a hard job and getting a degree doesn't mean you get a job," said a computer science professor.
We compared pass/fail rates in our users’ mock interviews with whether users marked themselves as OpenToWork on their LinkedIns. Here are the results.