> ...if I get a vibe that someone is this judgmental and expects me to sell myself to them more than they sell the opportunity to me, I'm going to pass.
This guy is an EE talking to EE/Comp. E. students; the market isn't as insanely hot for them as it is for software developers. In particular, it's not easy to find an entry level job as an EE or Comp. E. from what I hear.
It's true, when I was in school Nvidia gave out tests that people would do and return to the engineers, and these weren't particularly easy questions either, they probably took 20 mins. But they're one of the few hot hardware companies so of course we did it (or tried).
This guy is an EE talking to EE/Comp. E. students; the market isn't as insanely hot for them as it is for software developers. In particular, it's not easy to find an entry level job as an EE or Comp. E. from what I hear.