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Before the existence of LeetCode and CTCI, how did top companies hire top talents in 00s, 90s, 80s?
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May 2021
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Bay Area
Before the existence of LeetCode and CTCI, how did top companies hire top talents in 00s, 90s, 80s?
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I work in SF Bay Area. It's an industry norm to grind LeetCode for interviews. At senior/staff level, I've observed that the weight has shifted more toward system designs and domain specific knowledge
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System Design
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