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by Icathian 2189 days ago
At this point, does anyone seriously consider LeetCode et al to be a "good" way to pick candidates? The impression I get is that it's typically considered the least bad option, at best.

The only insight I might add here is that selecting for candidates who are willing and able to sink time into algorithm study is also selecting for candidates who won't go home at 5:30 if you give them problems to solve. That probably isn't an accident.