It’s probably because the interview process relied heavily on leetcode questions. If it did, one can effectively prepare for that and only that and can be overemployed.

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jacob_a_dev 8 days ago | parent | next [-]

I assume its because his resume showed hes worked at sexy startups recently (true or not)

Having worked at sexy-startup for 9 months recently with a good excuse why you left would get your resume to the top of the pile if it was read

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koakuma-chan 8 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Is it still common to ask leetcode questions during interview?

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Sevii 8 days ago | parent [-]

Leetcode questions are still the primary way to test skill in interviews.

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throwaway173738 8 days ago | parent [-]

Where? I have candidates solve a real closed-ended problem in the space we’re working in. I also give them a lot of source code to read and respond to and find issues with.

	▲	bigfatkitten 5 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		But this approach takes a certain amount of time and effort, and requires interviewers who are skilled at interviewing. Leetcode provides an extremely lazy and cheap way of “solving” the problem of assessing an applicant’s skills.
	▲	johanyc 8 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		most medium to large size companies

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wanderlust123 8 days ago | parent | prev [-]

No explanation has been provided to show hes good at leetcode either.