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OP here. Added this conxtext: OK, technically the absence of genuinely interested applicants is NOT an indication of drive. However, please note the context: It
by ChaitanyaSai 2y ago
OP here. Added this conxtext: OK, technically the absence of genuinely interested applicants is NOT an indication of drive. However, please note the context: It’s a brutal job market at the entry level in India at the moment. That’s why we are flooded with applications. Candidates either know this, or quickly figure this out. And yet, that does not translate into many giving their application serious and creative thought? It is that lack of agency that baffles me and makes me search for answers.
- klabb3 2y agoYou’re assuming that the reason they don’t fill in your optional questions are lack of agency, when it is more likely they’d rather spend that time applying to more jobs. The early stages of the job market is called screening and is a wide net with low success rate. The incentives, especially with juniors, are to play a numbers game. If you are looking for culture fit, say that. And then have one such interview later in the process in a personal context. According to another commenter you’re asking for free labor (familiarizing themselves with your code and writing a design doc). If this is true, discussions of personal agency and creativity might be distracting from the real issues.
- stevage 2y agoThat's useful context, thanks.