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Well at least they all got replies. I have had at least 3 interviews where I did a take home exercise and didn't even get a reply. Unless I really want the job

by collyw 9y ago

Well at least they all got replies. I have had at least 3 interviews where I did a take home exercise and didn't even get a reply. Unless I really want the job I refuse them now. I have a decent score (top 5%) on Stack Overflow for my tech of choice, so do I really need to waste an afternoon or more writing some mini application for you?

s3nnyy 9y ago
"if no one follows up, it does not mean no", that is what I learned after doing recruiting for some time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6PTaTDHUG4&feature=youtu.be&t=2415 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6PTaTDHUG4&feature=youtu.be...
- MBCook 9y ago
  If no one follows up they don’t care enough. My time is valuable too. When I was searching for a job earlier this year that bit one company. They apparently really liked me but didn’t call back until weeks later by which time I had already found something.
- thebosz 9y ago
  My time is valuable. About a year ago, I interviewed with a couple of companies. One particular interview I thought went very well. They never got back to me so I kept doing interviews and eventually landed a job that I love. About a month later that company finally got back to me and wanted to set up a final/offer discussion. I told them that because they took so long, I wasn't interested. I'm not going to wait around and hope you get back to me, my time is more valuable than that.
fred_is_fred 9y ago
I'm with you on take homes. A large Seattle tech company had me sit in a hotel and do a take home after a full day of interviews and then after no reply for a week claimed they never got it. I re-forwarded them the original email. Now that I'm older I refuse. Why? Because I work full-time, I have a family that I either care for, cook for, or put to bed. And when I'm not doing either of the above, I try to work-out for personal health and sanity reasons. The take-home test only works in the "app does everything for you and you have no family" that defines living in SF.
pleasecalllater 9y ago
Well, I'm in the top 1% for the tech I love on Stack Overflow. Does it change anything? No. Did I get any job offer because of that? No. Does it matter for the recruiters? Well, half of the recruiters I meet only want to know my salary requirement, and after getting that information they stop contacting me. Does the score help me in any salary negotiations? No. And of course I get lot's of offers to take part in a multi level recruitment process, some of them last for about 2 months, with multiple meetings, and some take home tasks (often with requirements to spend a couple days on each). And I simply don't have time for such recruitment style.

by collyw 9y ago

s3nnyy 9y ago

"if no one follows up, it does not mean no", that is what I learned after doing recruiting for some time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6PTaTDHUG4&feature=youtu.be&t=2415 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6PTaTDHUG4&feature=youtu.be...

MBCook 9y ago
If no one follows up they don’t care enough. My time is valuable too. When I was searching for a job earlier this year that bit one company. They apparently really liked me but didn’t call back until weeks later by which time I had already found something.
thebosz 9y ago
My time is valuable. About a year ago, I interviewed with a couple of companies. One particular interview I thought went very well. They never got back to me so I kept doing interviews and eventually landed a job that I love. About a month later that company finally got back to me and wanted to set up a final/offer discussion. I told them that because they took so long, I wasn't interested. I'm not going to wait around and hope you get back to me, my time is more valuable than that.

fred_is_fred 9y ago

I'm with you on take homes. A large Seattle tech company had me sit in a hotel and do a take home after a full day of interviews and then after no reply for a week claimed they never got it. I re-forwarded them the original email. Now that I'm older I refuse. Why? Because I work full-time, I have a family that I either care for, cook for, or put to bed. And when I'm not doing either of the above, I try to work-out for personal health and sanity reasons. The take-home test only works in the "app does everything for you and you have no family" that defines living in SF.

pleasecalllater 9y ago

Well, I'm in the top 1% for the tech I love on Stack Overflow. Does it change anything? No. Did I get any job offer because of that? No. Does it matter for the recruiters? Well, half of the recruiters I meet only want to know my salary requirement, and after getting that information they stop contacting me. Does the score help me in any salary negotiations? No. And of course I get lot's of offers to take part in a multi level recruitment process, some of them last for about 2 months, with multiple meetings, and some take home tasks (often with requirements to spend a couple days on each). And I simply don't have time for such recruitment style.