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I've been flat-out refusing pre-interview coding assignments or tests. It's very disrespectful of a candidate's time. I used to do every test, but the convers

by fsk 12y ago

I've been flat-out refusing pre-interview coding assignments or tests. It's very disrespectful of a candidate's time. I used to do every test, but the conversion rate was so low that I no longer bother. I currently have a job and I'm only spending 1-2 hours a week looking. Why should I waste 1-5 hours for the chance to MAYBE get an interview? Will I spend my limited time on every stupid test, or on the guy who respects me as a professional? If you're that serious about try-before-you-buy hiring, make it a consulting project and pay me for my time.

jdonaldson 12y ago
These pre-interview assignments actually end up saving everyone a lot of time in my experience, and go further to respect the candidate (letting them use their own editors, highlight their own strengths, etc.) Try-before-you-buy is actually the entire point of an interview, you're just not going to escape that unless you are already close with the interviewers.