"There is probably a lot of resume fraud or kickback grifts within FAANG"

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I have interviewed some engineers from FAANG companies so shockingly nontechnical that I am forced to conclude that there is either (1) a lot of resume fraud going on or (2) that there are kickback grifts within those organizations -- people hiring their cousins and splitting the pay, that kind of thing. I have no other explanation.”John Loeber 🎢@johnloeberJun 2Notes on 100+ Recent Technical Interviews I interview a ton of engineers. Recruiting is the single most important technical CEO activity.

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▪I have interviewed some engineers from FAANG companies so shockingly nontechnical that I am forced to conclude that there is either (1) a lot of resume fraud going on or (2) that there are kickback grifts within those organizations -- peopl
▪I have no other explanation.”John Loeber 🎢@johnloeberJun 2Notes on 100+ Recent Technical Interviews I interview a ton of engineers.
▪Recruiting is the single most important technical CEO activity.

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Lewis 🇺🇸@ctjlewis“5. I have interviewed some engineers from FAANG companies so shockingly nontechnical that I am forced to conclude that there is either (1) a lot of resume fraud going on or (2) that there are kickback grifts within those organizations -- people hiring their cousins and splitting the pay, that kind of thing. I have no other explanation.”John Loeber 🎢@johnloeberJun 2Notes on 100+ Recent Technical Interviews I interview a ton of engineers. Recruiting is the single most important technical CEO activity. Here are a bunch of impressions 1. There is a severe ZIRP engineering overhang that is currently washing out.

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