It helped me to get offers from companies, so I didn't have to apply for anything anymore.
Sure, when I applied, I had to do dumb tests. But when a C or VP level asked me it was usually not an issue to get a job.
Sure, when I applied, I had to do dumb tests. But when a C or VP level asked me it was usually not an issue to get a job.
Outside of FANG? I'm sure you can bypass many technicals with credentials.
I'd much prefer it rather than scribbling in a whiteboard with an eraser that doesn't work and trying to put together the solution
Whiteboard does work for higher level discussions, not for anything resembling code
Lest they ask you to whiteboard FizzBuzz, that makes me want to leave the interview immediately.
In both cases I got the job, then stuck around for 5+ years, so I’m going to say it worked out ;)
But I think, if a person above VP level wants you at Facebook, an assesment center isn't an issue.
I had a professor who got people jobs at big corps and he said, many of them failed the assesment, so he had to talk to higher ups.