I personally like the way we currently do software interviews. I got a nearly perfect SAT/GMAT through rote preparation (despite not doing so well in school generally), and brought this skill to bear on software engineering interviews. As such, I’ve had job offers at some of the best companies in the world, something my pedigree otherwise wouldn’t have allowed. I’m not able to get a job at McKinsey or BCG, no matter how well I do in case interviews, because they weight academics and prestige of school highly.
I get that many people, especially seniors, are annoyed by the general software engineering process because they feel entitled to certain positions. But for the most part it seems to make things as meritocratic as possible (aside from holding back certain populations because of bias, something people seem to be working on fixing).
So yeah I agree several day-long interviews for a company is draining and a huge time suck, but aside from that relatively minor inconvenience it puts everyone on a level playing field, and those who are “too good” for the game are free to opt out.
I get that many people, especially seniors, are annoyed by the general software engineering process because they feel entitled to certain positions. But for the most part it seems to make things as meritocratic as possible (aside from holding back certain populations because of bias, something people seem to be working on fixing).
So yeah I agree several day-long interviews for a company is draining and a huge time suck, but aside from that relatively minor inconvenience it puts everyone on a level playing field, and those who are “too good” for the game are free to opt out.