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My company has a coding practical. It is designed to be done in about an hour or so. http://cloudspace.com/hiring/ http://cloudspace.com/hiring/ (description at
by timrosenblatt 12y ago
My company has a coding practical. It is designed to be done in about an hour or so. http://cloudspace.com/hiring/ http://cloudspace.com/hiring/ (description at the bottom).
Ultimately it's going to come down to a harsh reality: how bad do you want that particular job? If you really want a particular job and they tell you that they won't hire anyone who doesn't wear a funny hat to the interview, you'll be browsing Amazon's hat section (unless you are pre-equipped with funny hats, in which case you may be an exceptional hire).
Companies equally have to make a decision although they may not realize it. If their interview process seems more painful than necessary, a well-qualified person (who is in demand) may choose to apply somewhere else.
- danielweber 12y agoIf their interview process seems more painful than necessary, a well-qualified person (who is in demand) may choose to apply somewhere else. Things are great for job candidates now, but I worry what happens if this attitude you describe gets applied if/when things go bad, like they have in the past and might again.
- kasey_junk 12y agoI've chosen not to take jobs because their interview process wasn't rigorous enough. Working with good developers is one of the single biggest job satisfaction metrics I've found and I don't know of any interview process that works repeatedly better than having people create code at home for review. So I view it as a red flag if companies don't ask for this. That said 5 hours is too much. 10 is overbearing.