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HackerRank's app guarantees an interview call after a coding challenge

techcrunch.com

#technical recruiting#coding challenge#developer hiring#job interview

54points
32comments
#689of 2,264 in 2016
Top 31%of 2016 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

5 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score +0.08.

Idea: 3 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against

The thread, comment by comment

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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Useful for vetting many candidates quickly at VMware

    From 1 comment
    • My team (at VMware) has used HackerRank to hire. It worked out pretty well. The biggest advantage was being able to vet many candidates quickly. It's definitely improved our…
      kbuck on HN
  • Useful for interview preparation and responsive team

    From 1 comment
    • While I cannot vouch for whether or not this will land you an interview, HackerRank was very useful in preparing for interviews. Also, the team is great - I signed up a long time…
      yarou on HN

Objections

  • Title was misleading about the guarantee

    From 2 comments
    • The point is that the omission makes your submission title somewhat misleading. An app that guarantees an interview ipso facto would be interesting. An app that guarantees an…
      minimaxir on HN
    • *guarantees an interview call after a coding challenge
      minimaxir on HN
  • Standard job-hiring startups already offer similar guarantees

    From 2 comments
    • The point is that the omission makes your submission title somewhat misleading. An app that guarantees an interview ipso facto would be interesting. An app that guarantees an…
      minimaxir on HN
    • Standard for job-hiring startups like Hired and TripleByte, for example, not for the normal interview process. (Although I double checked and TripleByte does not do a programming…
      minimaxir on HN

Requests

  • Internship version of the service

    From 1 comment
    • It would be really nice if something like this existed for internships - some of the companies listed (like Uber) seem to be extraordinarily hard to get a response from if you…
      akhilcacharya on HN
  • Availability in Canadian companies

    From 1 comment

Questions

  • Which companies like Uber and VMware use it and what is their experience

    From 1 comment
    • Looks like Uber and VMware are already using this product. Can anyone from those teams tell us about their experience?
      troy142 on HN
  • Why not just use normal HackerRank for puzzles

    From 1 comment

Alternatives named

  • Hired

    From 1 comment
    • Standard for job-hiring startups like Hired and TripleByte, for example, not for the normal interview process. (Although I double checked and TripleByte does not do a programming…
      minimaxir on HN
  • TripleByte

    From 1 comment
    • Standard for job-hiring startups like Hired and TripleByte, for example, not for the normal interview process. (Although I double checked and TripleByte does not do a programming…
      minimaxir on HN
  • HackerRank

    From 1 comment

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