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If you sent me a "four hour assignment" in order to determine if I'm "up to date" on practices you care about, that is a *strong* signal that you think your tim
by nrmitchi 5y ago
If you sent me a "four hour assignment" in order to determine if I'm "up to date" on practices you care about, that is a *strong* signal that you think your time is more valuable than mine. You can be damn sure I would "phone it in" at best, and most likely you'd never hear from me again.
You wanting to focus on specific skills/knowledge is a fine goal, however if you really care about these things at the senior end, you should make the investment yourself as well and take the time to actually speak to a candidate. Who knows, you might just learn something new.
- LanceH 5y agoAlternately, you crush the exam and negotiate hard because you know you've beaten everyone else. It would depend on what I want.
- exdsq 5y agoTo be honest I've turned down roles paying an extra $20k because the interview process is so drawn out. I'd have to be reaaaaally enticed to spend potentially days interviewing.
- gorpomon 5y agoProbably "up to date" was the wrong phrase-- it's more "are the fundamentals there". I've had lots devs send me assignments that miss the table stakes of front-end dev work: is it keyboard navigable, are proper elements used, is the CSS something we can actually work with. I'm not sure what you're suggesting? Just a chat where we go over all that stuff? I'm happy to take into consideration other ways of assessing.