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⭐️ Companies that don't have a broken hiring process
Hiring Without Whiteboards: companies that skip the trivia
A list of companies and teams that interview with day to day work in mind rather than CS trivia. The README is careful to say whiteboards are fine and trivia questions are the real problem.
What the list really objects to
Whiteboards here are a metaphor, a symbol for the kinds of CS trivia questions associated with bad interview practices. The README is explicit that whiteboards are not bad and CS trivia questions are. Sites like HackerRank or LeetCode probably fall into a similar category. That distinction matters because it narrows what the list is against.
The interview style it favors
Companies on the list use techniques that resemble day to day work, like pairing on a real world problem or a paid or unpaid take home exercise. A tl;dr section sums it up: discussing a real world problem, with or without a whiteboard, is good, while solving CS trivia, technical puzzles, riddles, or brainteasers, with or without a whiteboard, is bad. The README also links to recommendations for conducting better interviews and invites contributions to them.
Structure and maintenance
The list is organized alphabetically, with location and remote options noted where available. Entries give a brief description of each process, such as a series of interviews on soft and technical skills or a take home project followed by a pair programming round. Companies range from small startups to large firms spread across different countries, and each entry's few lines record where the company sits and whether remote work is an option. A duds section handles corrections: if a recent interview contradicted a company's description, you are asked to open a pull request to remove them from the list.
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