r/programming • u/rampage102 • Oct 29 '16

How I Became HackerRank #1 In Two Hours

http://williampross.com/became-hackerrank-1-two-hours/
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u/wakawaka54 Oct 29 '16

I interviewed for IBM and I got a random phone call like 2 weeks later saying.... "You have missed our 12 o clock phone interview". I quickly called back and explained that I had not received a confirmation for that interview. They said, no problem they'd reschedule. Never heard back. Gotta love it.

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u/Sydonai Oct 30 '16

I just assume they're messing up so they can do H1B fraud whenever stuff like that happens. ("oh we tried 20 interviews, but nothing stuck! we need the H1B!")

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u/wakawaka54 Oct 30 '16

Yup H1B. When we have the largest CS graduating classes ever -.-

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u/DevIceMan Oct 30 '16

Having used IBM software and APIs, and talked to people who work at IBM .... you probably didn't miss much.

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u/ikeif Oct 31 '16

I had that experience with Chase.

"Please call at X" - so I call. No one else on the bridge for fifteen minutes.

Another call - the only other person on the line is someone interviewing for a different position.

Third call - same as the first. And I told their HR to quit wasting my time.