This is why these threads can be frustrating for juniors with no experience. Yeah sure, if you have ten years of on the job experience you can refuse companies

This is why these threads can be frustrating for juniors with no experience. Yeah sure, if you have ten years of on the job experience you can refuse companies that make you do take home tests. If you have zero years then it's a lot harder. My hit rate for interviews has been about 1/20 for actual interviews per sent job applications. If there's a coding challenge and it gets me to the next round so be it.