ITK11_DUY's blog

By ITK11_DUY, history, 4 hours ago, In English

First of all, this is a throwaway acount.

On my main codeforces account there was a direct message from an account that was created only 4 days ago, offering me a job for at least 600$ monthly. They said they were "interested in my skills of solving algorithmic problems on this site". I'm not sure what to make of that, as my rating is just around 1950, and there should be many people who are way more suitable than me.

What's more weird is that my username on that account is very innapropriate for a corporate setting. Furthermore, I'm only 17, and it should appear on my account that I'm still in high school in Viet Nam (the person is not from Viet Nam). There is still a possibility that they are unaware of my age.

At the end of the message, there's a google form link to fill up and set up an interview. Apparently, it doesn't require any private or sensitive information that is dangerous to be leaked.

I won't name the person who messaged me, as this might be a legit opportunity for me or there might have been an accidental mistake somewhere; and if that's the case, I don't want to damage their reputation.

Are people often be offered jobs if they perform well on Codeforces? (assuming that being a Candidate Master is well enough)

English is not my first language, I appologize in advance if there are any mistakes or unclear details.

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