Then don't do it? If I were you I would propose a counter-offer: "Sorry, I can't allocate time to a take home assignment, but here are links to an mvc applicat

Then don't do it? If I were you I would propose a counter-offer: "Sorry, I can't allocate time to a take home assignment, but here are links to an mvc application I've built in <language>: <github link> I think it demonstrates my expertise and I'd be happy to discuss the source code and how I implemented it!" If they take you up on the offer, awesome! If they don't, you'd probably not want to work there anyway. Especially if it's some bullshit like "We expect all applicants to complete this test." Fuck that. I've been burnt many times by take home assignments. I.e I've aced them and still not gotten an offer. So I don't do them out of principle.