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We applied some advice that I saw on a HN thread years ago (but sadly do not have the link handy) and it has worked well: we pay our candidates for their time.
by ary 3y ago
We applied some advice that I saw on a HN thread years ago (but sadly do not have the link handy) and it has worked well: we pay our candidates for their time. The take home concept really is insulting when a candidate’s time isn’t valued. Since we incur a cost so we’re serious about knowing for sure that we want to interview the candidate.
I wish people were less surprised when we tell them they deserve to be paid for their work, but companies have been advantaged in the hiring process for so long (excepting COVID) that disregard for people’s time is embedded in corporate culture.
However, to the point people have made about not getting comprehensive feedback: it’s just not worth it. Corporate counsel will basically refuse to let you tell a candidate why they were rejected for fear of any inadvertent lawsuit exposure. This is also deeply embedded in corporate culture and it’s hard to imagine it changing.
- scarface_74 3y agoI’m sure there is a dollar figure. But I can’t imagine your company would be willing to pay me enough to do a take home test to pique my interest in going through the trouble. How much are you paying? I could throw a rock and a hit a consulting opportunity for $200/hour.
- listenallyall 3y ago> I could throw a rock and a hit a consulting opportunity for $200/hour. then why are you interviewing?
- MrDresden 3y agoThere are more benefits to a stable job than money.
- listenallyall 3y agoYet most people, if potential income was comparable, would prefer to be their own boss vs having a job
- scarface_74 3y agoFor context, I am a full time, base pay + RSU earning consultant in the Professional Services department at AWS. I would much rather have the consistency of a pay check going into my account every month and stock (RSUs) being deposited into my brokerage account twice a year than hustling for a contract work - even if I got paid 50% more. Besides, I don’t have to prove my competence with every client. The mere fact that I have an email address that ends with @amazon.com automatically gives me credibility.
- scarface_74 3y agoI’m not interviewing. I would only do consulting as a Plan B while looking for a permanent job. I work in the cloud consulting department at $BigTech now. I get the same amount deposited in my bank account every month whether I have 10 hours of billable work or 40. I also get a known amount of RSUs deposited in my brokerage account every six months.