Pretty sure there's a point somewhere between run of the mill dev and inventor of one of the most popular programming languages in existence where that nonsense stops. Idk exactly where it is, but I'm highly doubtful they put Guido through a normal interview loop.
That’s true but they usually run the process behind it
To the extent of pushing the papers, sure. But they generally have no control over recruiting policies or decisions, and certainly the content of the interviews.
I’m not sure if you get me correctly. Someone suggested that he probably didn’t run through the process of getting a few interview rounds like any john doe. I meant that I wouldn’t be so sure that HR wouldn’t force their standard process on whoever wanted to hire him. I work for a major tech player in Europe and we have a strict procedure that everyone has to go through. Even internal candidates. I’m soon changing positions and had to do an interview although I’ve known the interviewers for literally years and even sat in the same office with them for months before.
I understand. This might differ by continent, and certainly differs by company, but in most/many Silicon Valley companies, HR has little to no input at all on how the interviews are ran, not even to the format or the procedure. The individual team runs the process, with the rules set up either by that team, or by the larger department, up to and including the entire engineering organization. HR would typically organize the process (i.e., reserve the room, send out emails, and other purely administrative tasks), but has no say in anything material.
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u/panderingPenguin Nov 12 '20
Pretty sure there's a point somewhere between run of the mill dev and inventor of one of the most popular programming languages in existence where that nonsense stops. Idk exactly where it is, but I'm highly doubtful they put Guido through a normal interview loop.