Hacker News Reader

They say that half the applicants can't even do FizzBuzz, but then we have people like you who can't find jobs. What is the true story?

View on HN

The companies might be terribly picky about who they pick from the half that can FizzBuzz.

More likely they just can't interview correctly.

Being selective doesn't really imply that the selection uses proper filters.

It's not about being selective. It's about knowing how to conduct interviews. Those asking about Big-O or FizzBuzz just don't know what else to ask. It's a shame since 99.9% of interviews are like that.

It feels increasingly like there are too many programmers for too few programming jobs.

Here in Denmark many companies are so picky that they only hire people with a MSc in CS/CE. Many of them have also outsourced HR to recruiting companies which is an absolute disaster for people who are self-taught or only have a BSc.

If you can relocate, check the country just to the south from yours ;) Particularly the city of Berlin.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com