[chulk90]

As many people mentioned below, including etf-to-mark, this really feels like a PR piece for HackerRank, which is a cough YC Company.

As a former Wall Street tech person, I know that JP's story here is overly exaggerated (they're really rigid and still require 3.0 GPA from schools for the two-year tech program they mentioned).

In addition, there are many other companies like HackerRank, and the article fails to mention any of the complaints large corporations and candidates have expressed so far (like you see in the comment section).

[raverbashing]

Anything with "Hacker" in its name gets my eyes rolling. It usually means either "do some free work for us"

[Practicality]

"It usually means either 'do some free work for us'"

Your comment seems to have an off by one error. What is the other option?

[raverbashing]

Ah true!

Or it usually relies on an inflated (and slightly cultish) sense of self importance to have a job candidate do a "dog and pony show" for a job opening.

"Company X is hiring hackers". I'll pass.

[clifanatic]

> Anything with "Hacker" in its name gets my eyes rolling

Ummmm.... Look up...^^^^

[raverbashing]

That one is excused