No other job requires performing free labor to get the job. Within tech, no other position requires it. Outside tech, no technical role I know of requires it.

No other job requires performing free labor to get the job. Within tech, no other position requires it. Outside tech, no technical role I know of requires it. Take-homes exist because companies suck at interviewing tech workers. It should be enough to simply review some code while on a call. Companies should hire senior engineer consultants to do technical interviews. A staff engineer with 15+ years experience can suss out how good another engineer is in 1.5 hrs.