I used it recently while preparing for interviews. I really liked it, especially their challenges which pair a small lesson with a coding problem. If you work your way through the different "tracks" it's a great way to focus on a particular area.
Also, I had the best experience while doing technical screens on HackerRank, every other platform had issues of one sort or another.
Freedom to have a nap or work odd hours or work remotely. Freedom to wear the clothes you want. Freedom to leave your google job in the morning create a startup in the afternoon and get funded during dinner and have the company fold before last call.
You have the freedom to start a side project and find success or fail. You have the freedom to give something back to the open source community.
At some smaller places you can eat lunch with the owner beat them at pool and have a laugh over a beer on some sunny friday afternoon.
All things not possible working at gs because you work 16 hour days. The goal is to try to get a leg up on someone else because everything is based on the annual bonus.
If you consider all entry level engineering jobs I agree 100k is good. But I don't think GS is targeting all entry level engineers. They are targeting those that are considering Google, Facebook, Uber, AirBnB, etc. For that segment of the market, 100k is the minimum bar, plus you'll probably have to through in a nice signing bonus.
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Also, I had the best experience while doing technical screens on HackerRank, every other platform had issues of one sort or another.
You have the freedom to start a side project and find success or fail. You have the freedom to give something back to the open source community.
At some smaller places you can eat lunch with the owner beat them at pool and have a laugh over a beer on some sunny friday afternoon.
All things not possible working at gs because you work 16 hour days. The goal is to try to get a leg up on someone else because everything is based on the annual bonus.
I think banks are realizing that changes need to be made, so they're happening, albeit slowly.
$100k for talent in NYC is not good.