HACKER Q&A
📣 dev_0

Is it worth the time to focus 100% on leetcode?


Rather than doing side projects to learn stuffs....since interviewers will look at your leetcode results and not anything else

  👤 arthurcolle Accepted Answer ✓
Yes unfortunately. Some might look at side projects but everyone seems to want to have their own "vetting process"

I wasted a month and a half interviewing at Millenium. They made me take an IQ test, and had 3 different "last steps" and then heard nothing back. Huge waste of time. Unfortunately this is the way things are done now.

I now tell companies I interview at that I have a 2 week deadline between first interview and final decision

👤 Stamp01
If you want to actually learn stuff, side projects will probably serve you better. If you want to get a job at a trendy valley tech startup, stick with leetcode.
👤 graymatters
Well, do you believe now the news stories about shortage of talent in tech?