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Is this the norm this days?

• version_five 5y ago
  I'd say it's the exact opposite, especially for dev jobs. People don't even want to submit a cover letter. I would have withdrawn my application too. In my mind, a key aspect of the process is reciprocity. I don't mind interviewing, including coding, but I'm not doing anything major that is "free" for the hiring company in the sense that they don't have to invest anything but can make me do a bunch and then just ignore me if they want That is exactly what is wrong with this format. They (Canonical) think their time is more valuable than the applicant's and don't want to waste it having a discussion, they just want to make him do all that work on his own and then decide if they want to engage. That is not a positive relationship to have with a potential employer
• tptacek 5y ago
  It is wildly not the norm.
• InvaderFizz 5y ago
  It is not. The closest I have personally encountered was a company(Illumina) that had as part of their screening process an automated video interview where they provide prompts, you have 60 seconds to formulate your answer, and then you are expected to give 2-5 minute answers. I noped out on question 1, which was the usual fluffy question about "what makes you so excited to work at Illumina?" It's not worth wasting my time if they aren't going to even have a human speak to me. This is exactly why I tell people the best time to search for a job is when you are gainfully employed. If I was unemployed and running low on funds, I might have followed through with that interview. Because I already had a decent job and was just looking for interesting work in an area I wanted to be in, it was very easy for me to have standards and say no.
• bogomipz 5y ago
  Most definitely not the norm. In fact this is borderline absurd even by the prevailing trash heap of recruiter behavior.