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How HN took it
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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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 HNStandard 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
Canadian companies too?
korymath on HN
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
Why not just use normal HackerRank then...?
akhilcacharya on HN
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
Why not just use normal HackerRank then...?
akhilcacharya on HN