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Why do you think that the paid take-home task which is related to the job (i.e. not leetcode riddle) is worse compared to what you've listed?
by zerr 7y ago
Why do you think that the paid take-home task which is related to the job (i.e. not leetcode riddle) is worse compared to what you've listed?
- draw_down 7y agoPaying doesn’t really change the dynamic very much. If the issue is that people don’t have a bunch of time to do the problem, paying them a few bucks doesn’t really address that.
- paxys 7y agoEven small-mid size companies can see thousands of applicants for a single position. You cannot pay every one of them at market rates for even a day of work without an unlimited recruiting budget.
- rzzzt 7y agoBut if they are not solving riddles, those candidates could do (good or bad) _actual work_ for you. Why not reward them the same way?
- paxys 7y agoThe code you write for these take-home tests will be evaluated and thrown away. It isn't actually making its way into a product or feature the company releases.
- jschwartzi 7y agoI wouldn't offer a take-home task to anyone who wasn't already on my short-list. When I recruited interns at job fairs there were plenty that were just passing resumes out to whomever would take them.
- paxys 7y agoAnd how do you come up with this short list? That's the point of the exercise. The order is usually: Resume review -> take home exercise -> phone interview -> onsite interview -> offer.
- zerr 7y agoHow significant is that take home? I immediately reject such requests of unpaid work if it takes more than 10-15 minutes. If in your case, you demand allocating more time for that step, consider adding additional filter (requiring 10-15 mins) after the resume review. And then redirect [part of] resources (money) from the onsite part to pay for that take home task. Another red flag I see in your process - asking for allocating time before even talking to a human being - that would be another reason for an immediate rejection. Consider moving your phone part before the take home task.
- cowsandmilk 7y agoEvery company that has given me a take home exercise gave me a phone screen first. I don't think your order is at all typical. When there is something before the phone interview, it is a coding assessment; these are generally different from a take home assignment in that they are generally timed and automatically scored, e.g. you hit start and have two hours and then a computer scores you. With take home exercises, I've always had engineers at the company read my code and discuss it with me.
- Balgair 7y ago>When I recruited interns at job fairs there were plenty that were just passing resumes out to whomever would take them. Isn't that the point of a resume? What am I missing?
- twblalock 7y agoI've never heard of a paid take-home interview task. Has anyone here actually done one?
- electroqueen 7y agoI've done one with Figma. It was one of the most enjoyable interviews I've had.