This is something I'm struggling with right now. It seems like there are endless opportunities but are they really opportunities if you can't get past the "leetcode or GTFO" barrier? And even if you do get past it that only gets you in for a full day of being grilled on other arbitrary measures with zero feedback as to why you didn't get the offer. I feel like spending time trying to be able to solve these coding "challenges" only detracts from time I could be spending learning more useful ways to code or actually, you know, building applications.
I interviewed as an iOS Developer. Took the initial screening quiz and did "exceptionally well" and was scheduled for an online interview with one of their interviewers. Online interview consisted of making some rather straightforward additions to a very basic core application and getting the features up and running and manually tested. After that it was another series of questions. During the interview the interviewer took several short breaks to record feedback in their system. A few days later I received the decision that they would not be moving forward with my application. Feedback was fairly generic and vague imo with no real suggestions on how to improve other than to practice small coding problems and other suggestions oddly didn't coincide with any of the actual code part I was asked to implement or the questions of the quiz. Nothing was mentioned about my strengths eventhough they claim what they look for is a candidates strengths. I guess I just don't have any? Overall I think the process was on par with other technical coding interviews I've had and the feedback was equally useless.
I love how they mention small. I think small problems test for problem solving and understanding while large engineering questions test for knowledge of libraries that anyone can learn. I know I'm probably overinterpreting the use of the word "small" here.
Has anyone been able to reapply to Triplebyte after an initial rejection? Somewhat relevant question as this is an article by Triplebyte and Harj who I understand is a YC partner. They say you can reapply after 4 months but I can't find how to do that when I login and emails to their support line go unanswered.
When I was going through Triplebyte, I asked a lot of questions.
According to the recruiter I was working with, it could be 4-6 months between "refreshes".
I would say to keep trying to get in touch with them - everyone I interacted with on the Triplebyte team was nothing but helpful.
If you washed out of the process at the initial testing stage, make sure to let them know that you have been working on your skills and you are ready to re-take the test.
Thanks. I'm just going by their website that indicates 4 months but I'm actually at 5 months. I've tried emailing support@triplebyte.com but have not gotten any response. My first time around I made it to the online in-person interview and thought I did fairly well but got rejected after that point with some rather vague, generic reason and feedback. I just want to know if I should just cut my losses at this point so wondering if anyone has had any success at being able to just reapply.
Let's assume I have to spend a day doing "something" at your company to prove I'm worthy of an offer of employment. What if instead of 6 randomly generated interviews left up to the whims of the interviewer it was 6 interviews working an a different aspect of a simple application? Time spent is the same but I think the latter would produce a much stronger signal.
Taking your example [2]- how would you convince them you meet the requirements for PeopleSoft programming experience. That would seem to be the biggest hurdle as these jobs always seem to have very specific number of years requirements in a certain tech software package for anything other than entry level.
I don't think anyone can definitively say whether having kids will make your life overall better or worse though we are culturally programmed to think it's always positive but the reality is not always that way. Though there will always be a bit of a what if question in my mind, I don't regret not having kids but if it were a matter of regret I would rather regret not having them than regret having them.
Certainly do therapy if that makes sense to you and spend some time to find a therapist that really connects with you. One thing that has helped me meet people is becoming a "regular" at my local coffee shop. Not only do the baristas know me but I've gotten to know some of the other regulars over time. It's nice because you can have a chat without a lot of expectation or stress.
