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by tspike 3542 days ago
You are overstating your case. Hackerrank is useful as a pre-screen. Give a fizz-buzz type problem on Hackerrank, then proceed with the normal interview process. The kinds of people you are describing would be filtered out in the subsequent interviews.
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I can only hope you're right. The tone of the OP doesn't directly support either/or however.