An ideal way for companies to hunt for talent. Hackathons show a candidate in context – how they collaborate and how they generate ideas. This article from Mashable explains in detail. “For those looking to score a job at a hot tech startup or a coveted spot with a tech behemoth like Facebook or Square, the job search scene has an up-and-coming competitor to the traditional career fair: hackathons.”
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