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Interviewing at Google, Facebook, Foursquare, Dropbox, Fog Creek, etc.

Sean Haufler on October 06, 2019

This post was originally published on my blog when I was a junior in college. Since the post is relevant to the DEV.to audience, I decided to re-pu...
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Alex Sarafian

I don't understand why googling for an answer is wrong and frowned upon. Since the advance of internet, developers have transformed to google developers. Is it always the best? No because we often replicate mistakes. But when you hire an intern, how to you expect for a person to have this knowledge from experience? In my opinion, potential and the ability to quickly work around a problem are the traits to hire not just for junior devs but senior ones as well.

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Mike Ekkel

This is a great read :). What was the deciding factor in your decision to go with Foursquare? Did any of the interviews require you to show a "portfolio" of some sorts?

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Sean Haufler

Thanks Mike! I decided to join Foursquare because it was a fast growing startup (<100 people, around Series B) at the time and I wanted to experience working at a startup on a fast upward trajectory.

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Mike Ekkel

That makes total sense! I'd probably do the same if I were in your shoes. How has it been going so far?

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Ben Halpern

Wow thanks for all the details!