Once you accept that LC is used 80% for personality traits test, and 20% as actual knowledge test it gets easier to swallow your pride and do the grind in order to get in to the desired company.
That is, if you want to be a part of such company.
Because, yes, compensation is awesome, and you get the shares and what not, but there is more to life than that.
Scratch the surface a bit deeper, there are many different companies out there with different core values that will attract totally different group of people - while having all of the benefits of a "well known company"