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Wouldn’t that be wonderful? Over 20 years of really solid experience here doing some awesome stuff for recognizable employers. I’ve had the exact experiences as the author.

One recent interview run by ex-FUAANG folks started with a non-trivial take home that represented their actual business. I come in, am told it’s one of the best they’ve seen. Which was great, because I was genuinely proud of it. Now let’s find all of the combinations on a boggle board. Which wasn’t even the worst of it.

So far, that’s been pretty par for the course for me. It’s been discouraging.



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