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4-5 hours? No assessment should be over 1 hour and 3-4 hours of interviews for most jobs is excessive. I’ve trudged through long assessments. I can’t think of
by meroes 2y ago
4-5 hours?
No assessment should be over 1 hour and 3-4 hours of interviews for most jobs is excessive. I’ve trudged through long assessments. I can’t think of a single one where a better thought out 30 minute one wouldn’t better.
No.
I’ll tell you EXACTLY what is going on. The long interview and assessments are because jobs don’t train anymore and these unpaid or underpaid hours are the initial training. 3 hours of assessment means 3 hours getting used to their systems and workflows. You’re just reinforcing wage theft and gaslighting, that’s all.
- mind-blight 2y agoI've been on both sides of plenty of multi hour assessments. Unpaid training is absolutely not the reason. As an employer, I don't want to spend time training anyone unless they're actually going to be hired. It's really hard to figure out if someone is going to be a good fit for a job, so the idea is to get as many different perspectives as possible. Hence why you often interview with different people on different roles as part of the process
- bboygravity 2y agoI think fu pay me applies here. If you're going to "assess" me for 5 hours, I'm going to send you an invoice for 4 hours with 1 hour special discount for special fwend.
- mind-blight 2y agoI mean, that's fine if you discuss it up front with the company before heading on site. You severely limit your options, but I know a few companies that have agreed to payment. Though, it's worth noting that the company is already spending a lot of money interviewing you. Especially if they're paying for flights, lodging, and meals for an on site. It's worth figuring out what your goals in demanding compensation for being interviewed are. If it's making sure the company isn't "taking advantage" if your time, then I think that's already covered (interviews are super expensive expensive for companies) so long as 4 of those 5 hours are with actual humans. If it's due to financial hardship, most companies will be sympathetic and work with you. If it's to satisfy a sense of moral righteousness, then I think there are better options than sending and invoice after the fact (which comes across as passive aggressive and would ding you on your communication skills assessment)
- aherontas7 2y agoThe main question is how long will this thing continue....Are we going to get back in normal state?
- LunaSea 2y agoCompanies don't train because people don't stay. It's a lose-lose situation.
- badwolf 2y agoPeople don't stay, because companies don't give raises or promotions.