I wish I could actually confirm this for my self somehow. But I do have a feeling it's somewhat right.

I had a meeting with canonical once, I thought it was kind of weird that everyone on the other side of the call went through their high school information to get that job lol.

Ive had some interesting interview experiences where I wish I could confirm what life is like on the inside. Good and bad

Duck duck go has you write a short essay, then pays you!

Drop box had me do some weird prep and deep dive into a project.Also an hour and half coding screen before even talking to anyone. Felt rude.

Curent company I knew more about the coding question then the guy giving the interview. That was weird, can confirm the engineering level is frustrating

Shopify gave me a timed brain teaser test to do. I didn't think anyone really did those.

I am curious if all the companies that do these expect perfection with rigorous interviews are actually that much better.

I'll have to think of more

Edit to add all the recruiters that don't show up to the interview they scheduled

I had D. E. Shaw ask for SAT scores in the interview process more than a decade after I took the test, but I also have to admit that was the highest density of talent I’ve had the pleasure to work with.