How did you follow "take-home tests suck" with "two day paid projects are great"? Sure you're at least compensated for your time but most employment agreements

How did you follow "take-home tests suck" with "two day paid projects are great"? Sure you're at least compensated for your time but most employment agreements almost certainly block this (unless you're a contractor), and that's assuming I'm willing to use 2 vacation days to maybe get an offer.