Rethinking Tech Hiring: Moving Beyond Leetcode Interviews Ian Clemence · Follow 2 min read · Just now — Tech hiring really needs a reality check. It’s funny — companies act shocked when their broken hiring practices get called out online, yet the way we conduct tech interviews today is seriously flawed. The whole Leetcode -style interview thing? It simply isn’t a good way to measure someone’s skills. Why? These interviews often reward candidates who can grind through endless algorithm problems, but that’s not what being a great engineer is all about. Sure, solving coding challenges can be fun, but memorizing a solution for a weird graph problem doesn’t tell you whether someone can collaborate effectively, design robust software, or tackle the kinds of challenges they’ll face on the job. […]
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