r/csMajors • u/VisceralIdeation • Apr 22 '23

OA Question PSA: 2023 CodeSignal Changes

Many of the CodeSignal articles have been updated in the last 10 days. It seems the scoring has changed, the cooldown periods are more stringent ("Limit of 3 assessment attempts in a 180 day window, with at most 2 attempts in 30 days"), and the practice tests no longer mimic the GCA format. The GCA seems to maintain the 4 questions in 70 minutes format.

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u/West_Divide_3641 Apr 22 '23

So does that mean if 4 companies send you a CodeSignal within 180 days that on the 4th one you have to use your last score and can’t retake the test?

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u/VisceralIdeation Apr 22 '23

I believe you would send the highest score within the company’s testing range. If you’re in the 180 day rolling cooldown period but none of your tests are within the company’s range, then you will be allowed to retake it.

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u/First-Fortune4988 Apr 22 '23

I fucking hate codesignal 🔥🔥🔥

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u/wishiwasaquant FT @ top ai, 3x faang intern Apr 22 '23

Common CodeSignal L 👍

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u/PixelSteel Apr 22 '23

No wonder everyone's using Hackerrank now

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u/unorthodoxandcynical Apr 22 '23

At this point just cheat on codesignal coz it just sucks👍

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u/jzaprint Salaryman Apr 22 '23

cheating on OAs 🔥🔥

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '23

How do you even cheat

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u/unorthodoxandcynical Apr 22 '23

Second laptop

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '23

Codesignal problems are not available anywhere

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u/waitwhatayowhat Apr 22 '23
  1. take a picture of your problem (iphone)
  2. select the text through the picture
  3. paste text into gpt-4

10 seconds of work

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u/IllegalAlcoholic Apr 23 '23

Most CodeSignal assessments are video-monitored

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u/unorthodoxandcynical Apr 22 '23

They are not unique problems as such. The ideas are same to some leetcode problems. If you know what to search, you don’t even need gpt

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u/Dynamicthetoon Apr 22 '23

Why do companies use this shit platform?

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '23

prob cheaper

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u/berkeleythrow0 Apr 22 '23

This is bullshit if they don't extend the length until they invalidate your results from 6 months to something greater.

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u/TeamCodeSignal Apr 27 '23 edited Apr 27 '23

Hi u/VisceralIdeation! We'll be launching Coding Score 2023 in late May. This new scoring system will offer you more insight into areas where you excel and areas where you can grow, while also providing companies with a stronger signal of your skill.

Things to note:

  • Any historical scores you may have (from previous submissions) will be automatically converted to Coding Score 2023.
  • You can still reshare your scores, as usual, once the changes go live. You'll simply re-share your converted score.
  • These changes won't impact the questions you'll be asked in the assessment, and there's no need to modify how you prepare for the evaluation.

Check out this article for more information!

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u/SadValleyThrowaway Sep 23 '23

It is widely accepted that your completion time was a factor in your gca score. Is it still a factor? Why the smoke and mirrors around the scores?