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by bonobo886 2613 days ago
@codingdave - The goal for us isn't to solve the underlying root cause of coding interviews. In our previous companies, we'd still always do whiteboard style coding interviews with referral candidates. The goal for Sidedoor is to skip conversations with recruiters and get fast-tracked directly to an onsight. A conversation with an engineer is the best way for a candidate to understand

1. The technical challenges at a new company. 2. The team dynamic at a new company.

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Aha, gotcha - that does make more sense. I may have been over-estimating the relationship it builds because of all the other discussions surrounding interviews these days.

Thanks for the clarification.