Title: Hi HN!<p>We&#x27;re James and Angel, the founders of CSPA (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cspa.io" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cspa.io</a>).<p>The Computer Science Proficiency Assessment (CSPA) is a standardized assessment for software engineers.  We find software engineers to take our exam, and then share the assessment results with employers, who can then hire these candidates for free.<p>James was the founder of Crunchyroll and oversaw product and engineering.  Angel also worked at Crunchyroll.  We decided to start CSPA because:<p>1. There are many self-taught programmers out there who are really really good, but don&#x27;t get a fair chance because they don’t have a degree.  We want to give these people an equal opportunity to pursue their career.  That&#x27;s why there are no eligibility requirements to take the CSPA.  You can come from any background, and if you get a high CSPA score, you’ll stand out.<p>2. As hiring managers at Crunchyroll, it was challenging to find great software developers.  We wanted a service that <i>quantitatively</i> compares job applicants in an <i>unbiased</i> way, and ALSO did that assessment for us.  In short, we wanted candidates to come to us pre-assessed.  It would have saved us and the applicant a TON of time.<p>3. As software engineers, we hated applying for jobs.  We did the same phone screens, the same coding challenges, and same whiteboard exercises over and over again, company after company.  It&#x27;s a huge waste of time.  There has to be a better way.  Why couldn&#x27;t we just do it once, and then reuse the results at every company we apply to?  Keep it DRY, right?<p>If you want to take the CSPA, you can register here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cspa.io&#x2F;winter-2018&#x2F;register" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cspa.io&#x2F;winter-2018&#x2F;register</a>.  The first 100 people to sign up can use code &quot;LAUNCHHN&quot; to waive the exam fee.<p>If you&#x27;re an employer looking to hire a pre-assessed candidate, sign up here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cspa.io&#x2F;add-employer" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cspa.io&#x2F;add-employer</a>.  We don&#x27;t charge a recruiting fee.<p>If you&#x27;re interested in joining the Technical Steering Committee, apply here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cspa.io&#x2F;tsc&#x2F;apply" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cspa.io&#x2F;tsc&#x2F;apply</a>
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