A few people have mentioned we should talk about Lambda School's weaknesses and struggles. I think that's wise. The biggest one we've had, by far, is students' inability (or unwillingness) to search for jobs after graduation. Job hunting is hard and discouraging (1/n)
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Serious Q: why don't these companies just throw employment hackathons & learn to observe the talent in its natural habitat? The tech interviews I've had seem designed to actually torture nerds
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It is not obvious for me that a hackathon is actually a good work sample test for professional software development. Reasons orgs would not do it: inertia, high focus cost of expensive employees, scheduling pain, pushback from desirable candidates, Schelling point issues.
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Tech interviews are just actually scary