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This is silly. First of all, are interviews stressful, yes. That's not a bad thing. The real world is stressful. Soft skills matter. Interviews are useful
by Mikeb85 11y ago
This is silly. First of all, are interviews stressful, yes. That's not a bad thing. The real world is stressful. Soft skills matter. Interviews are useful to see how candidates react.
Second, most people aren't born with the perfect skill set for a job. Most don't even acquire it in university, or at a previous job. Most important is the ability to learn and grow.
Third, in this day and age, you may send hundreds of resumes, and have multiple interviews. Are you going to do 2 weeks of take-home projects? What if you have multiple interviews in one day, and both places expect you to finish take-home projects. What then?
This just seems like another hoop to make candidates jump through, with no good outcomes.
- a_c_s 11y agoInterviews, for many people, are stressful in a way that jobs are not. Personally, the most stressful things I've had to do as a developer (including speaking in meetings large and small) are an order of magnitude less stressful than even the best interviews. edit: typo
- seansmccullough 11y agoDuring my last job search I did a take-home project, spent far more time on it then was specified, and then was rejected without an explanation. What a wonderfully productive use of 40 hours. I'd much rather study for interviews.
- bm1362 11y agoI always end up enjoying the projects and learning a lot about a new domain in the process. I think for me, I see them as an opportunity to write code outside of my current role or comfort zone. I have been rejected once, the team really liked the project and I spent a considerable amount of time on it, but they found a more experienced engineer.