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I am surprised how many people here considers take home tasks as an "unpaid work". You are already doing other interviews with them which costs you time as much
by shultays 7y ago
I am surprised how many people here considers take home tasks as an "unpaid work". You are already doing other interviews with them which costs you time as much as an assignment does. Why it becomes a problem when it is a home assignment.
Honestly I would take home assignment over any technical interview. Even if it will cost me 3x time. At least then I will be working in a relaxed state and will do my best, compared to an interview where anything can go wrong.
- rightbyte 7y agoInterviewing is somewhat symmetrical in that the employer also wastes resources if they don't hire you. It's no cost to ask 1000 candidates to submit homework. Homework feels really unnecessary too. If the interviewer would like to see code I have written I have a USB stick full of old university assignments and some public projects on Github.
- mjevans 7y agoYour take-home could actually be part of a useful result. A whiteboard or napkin test usually doesn't cross that bar.