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My current company did the same for me, flew me in from another country and I got an assignment for three days, while I wasn't directly pairing with anyone part
by mrisoli 9y ago
My current company did the same for me, flew me in from another country and I got an assignment for three days, while I wasn't directly pairing with anyone part of the task was to interact with the team on a real feature(albeit code from these tasks are not used as stated on the NDA).
I got to see not just the team I ended up in but the company infrastructure and day to day, it was what convinced me to come.
And they got to see me working and communicating with the team, they gave me a task and I delivered and so they were not hiring me blindly, I refused offers before from companies which I believe didn't interview or test me properly.
- bogomipz 9y ago>"My current company did the same for me, flew me in from another country and I got an assignment for three days..." Wait, so you had a three day on-site interview? Nothing about that sounds awesome or even acceptable.
- StavrosK 9y agoI did the same, it was paid (at a very fair rate, IIRC). They flew me in, paid for travel and accommodation, and the daily rate for three days. The guys there even took me to dinner at a very nice fancy restaurant on the last day (even though I just wanted burritos!). Overall, it was a very good experience.
- bogomipz 9y agoThere is nothing remarkable about them paying for your travel and accommodation. Also there are many people with children and babies at home who can't afford to be away for 3 days. I don't think it would be a very good experience for them. I would say it seems to select for the young or those with no family obligations.