> I don't think that a good liar has a particularly easy time answering this question -- or certainly not in a way that gets them further consideration How wou

> I don't think that a good liar has a particularly easy time answering this question -- or certainly not in a way that gets them further consideration How would you know? > And yes, it's many hours of work -- but the work itself that we are doing is quite hard, and if someone washes out in the application process because it feels unduly arduous, we are likely not a fit for one another. I sincerely hope that I never accidentally apply for a company that thinks an unpaid, long form writing prompt is an appropriate interview question because the work happens to be hard.