shakes_mcjunkie

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by shakes_mcjunkie 3y ago
> they want you to make sure you're making serious consideration of candidates in under-represented groups in order to show commitment to DEI targets. It's illegal to hire based on demographics. I'm sure lots of places do
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by shakes_mcjunkie 3y ago
I haven't had time in the past couple of years to keep up with side projects.
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by shakes_mcjunkie 3y ago
I've been wondering if I should just use chatgpt or copilot for take home assessments now.
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by shakes_mcjunkie 3y ago
Or they're just generally cheaper
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by shakes_mcjunkie 3y ago
I did get a $30 gift card for one take home assessment which was a nice token. Better than nothing I suppose. They also had a timed coderpad which was nice in the sense I knew all other candidates would be evaluated the same. But in the end
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by shakes_mcjunkie 3y ago
> - we’ll use this exercise to implement another feature in a pair programming exercise One of my take homes had a follow up like this and I did enjoy it. The interview went well but then I got rejected with very confusing feedback. It&#
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by shakes_mcjunkie 3y ago
That's very frustrating, I'm sorry you had that experience. The most time I've spent is ~4 hours and I've definitely gotten to that point where I'm like I don't know if it's worth it but I should just fini
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by shakes_mcjunkie 3y ago
> I ask only to see pre-existing code with git blame turned on, and I review it on screen with the candidate What code are you reviewing with them? Code from their current job?
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by shakes_mcjunkie 3y ago
That's amazing. I got a $30 gift card for one interview. It wasn't much, but TBH in the interview gauntlet I've put myself through it was nice to get even the most basic recognition that my time is money.
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by shakes_mcjunkie 3y ago
Exactly. Then I've been wondering, how many people are actually going over the time? Are the reviewers actually checking any time stamps?
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by shakes_mcjunkie 3y ago
> I always do exactly one commit with a commit time of exactly when they sent me the take home. Amazing I'm mixed on companies looking at start and end times. I think it would be ridiculous for them to actually check, but at the sa
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by shakes_mcjunkie 3y ago
I agree with what you're saying here: > I would like a short phone call to ask some questions and get a feel for the company I've had some places do behavioral first and others do coding first. I think I'm more onboard wit
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by shakes_mcjunkie 3y ago
That's a good idea. I'm going to try it out.
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by shakes_mcjunkie 3y ago
Yea using it as a learning opportunity is useful.
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by shakes_mcjunkie 3y ago
> Moreover, you are not the only one applying and meticulously creating a report about what you have done good or bad, and where you can improve takes a substantial amount of time. The report can be 1-2 sentences. It doesn't need to
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by shakes_mcjunkie 3y ago
There's always an excuse like this and TBH I think it's lazy.
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by shakes_mcjunkie 3y ago
These seem to be the standard for FE roles as far as I can tell. Probably 10/14 interview processes I've been in have said they have taken home assessments as some part of the process.
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by shakes_mcjunkie 3y ago
I largely agree that take home assignments are better than the alternative.
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by shakes_mcjunkie 3y ago
I see what you're saying but I'm unfortunately in a position that I need to exit my current job ASAP. I don't feel secure enough to ask to skip takehome assignments.
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by shakes_mcjunkie 3y ago
> the other side of the coin is that maybe they're just getting swamped with so many applications they can't take the time to thoughtfully answer each one Maybe. At the point in the process where you're seeing someone&#x27
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by shakes_mcjunkie 3y ago
Once you have the element it should be fairly straightforward to test computed styles. You may have to add some hooks for react-testing-library to grab elements like attributes, unique text, refs, etc. Read up on the tools you should be ab
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by shakes_mcjunkie 3y ago
Are there refs the compliments are holding on to? If so use that and then window.getComputedStyle(refeElement) to test the style. Jest is a testing framework. You'll need to plug in other libraries to test specific things. For example
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by shakes_mcjunkie 3y ago
Are you using vanilla css and class names? Or styling the elements with the style attribute? Usually if I need to debug css I'll check computed styles in chrome debugger. It will show you what styles are being applied to an element and
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by shakes_mcjunkie 4y ago
Functionally what's the difference?
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by shakes_mcjunkie 4y ago
> You're not forced to work at any particular company This is just false. People can be stuck at a company for a variety of reasons.
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by shakes_mcjunkie 4y ago
> Something about despatching social workers before interpersonal crime happens, and maybe abolish capitalism so theft and sexual assault will (magically) no longer be an issue - wishful thinking. Nice job conflating a real solution in w
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by shakes_mcjunkie 4y ago
> I live in a country that does not have a problem with police brutality. Yea I really doubt that. You're likely just not the target.
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by shakes_mcjunkie 4y ago
> And I think some people do need a reminder that it’s not helpful to generalize large groups of people. Being a cop is not an identity.
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by shakes_mcjunkie 4y ago
This is a bad faith argument. Not all government employees have the ability to do violence directly on others in the name of the state.

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