This is a good point. In my youth, I did not pursue the opportunities (Microsoft, Google, Amazon) I had for various reasons. Turned out, this was a bad idea. Ho

This is a good point. In my youth, I did not pursue the opportunities (Microsoft, Google, Amazon) I had for various reasons. Turned out, this was a bad idea. However, the "take home" coding interview has turned out to put me heads and shoulders above the rest. There has only been one take home interview that I have not done well on, and that is because I was pressured for time - they told me I could take 8 hours, but I only had 1 to spare. Because of this, I have had opportunities open to me that people would kill for and received an offer or interview almost every time. My personal opinion is that these things do have their place, but they will likely find that only a few types of people will give this the time of day: 1. People who are bored 2. People who need a shortcut to a job interview 3. People who are diamonds in the rough Out of these, only one type of person (3) will be greatly valued.