u/starraven wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Do you believe it would be difficult for a hiring manager to see that these were lies? I would say I’ve been at startups that did no background check on me so I guess it might not “matter” (Other than the morale issues).
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
The resume itself would get through to an interview, and a recruiter or hiring manager at a big tech company would definitely figure it out during the interview.
I think this is why Codesmith grads who do this approach specifically typically end up at smaller companies. By the time they get the interview, if they do well, the companies is more open to taking a chance at that point... and like you said, they don't always do or care about background checks.
At Meta, the hiring committees will grill your resume too and it's just not possible to get through without having several errors take place. It's why if you look carefully at the Codesmith alumni at Meta, most were TEMPORARY CONTRACTORS FOR A CONTRACTING COMPANY!! and didn't work there, one or two were in non-SWE roles, and almost all of them are no longer there.
So short answer - it works at smaller companies and that's why Codesmith outcomes are really high. It doesn't work at the top tech companies and it's why only dozens of people or so have gone to canonical FAANG companies in legit SWE roles right out of Codesmith out of thousands of people.