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Surprising lessons from my research scientist job search
- zeafoamrun 4mo agoI've seen work trials promoted as a way for companies to improve their hiring decisions, but as he points out it sucks for a candidate. I think work trials might be a reflection of the current buyers market for software devs.
- HPsquared 4mo agoIf it's so good for the hiring company, it should be worth compensating candidates for their effort. Not sure how that works in regulatory / legal terms though.
- zeafoamrun 4mo agoI think they do compensate candidates. But as the article mentions it sucks a whole week of energy you could be applying for other jobs. It means for that week you're forgoing other opportunities.
- Ozzie-D 4mo ago[flagged]