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		paxys on March 31, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We analyzed 100K technical interviews to see where... Yeah "we are more selective and exclusive than Google and Facebook" was Palantir's whole schtick when they originally took off. And a lot of very smart engineers bought it. Turns out it takes a lot more than a high leetcode bar for your interviews to run a successful company.

FranksTV on April 1, 2022 [–]

When developers change roles so frequently, being an employer with a reputation for being full of smart people is a good recruiting tactic.

Not because you get good work done, but because people will apply because you look good on a resume.

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