When hiring senior engineers, you’re not buying, you’re selling

Re:When hiring senior engineers, you’re not buying, you’re s... by ui-explorer12 on Sunday January 20, 2019 @10:37PM (#18957442)

Would you do a 4-hr take-home assignment? What if I gave you a $100 amazon gift card?

There's a big difference between making someone jump through countless, one-sided hoops and asking for a little effort. The challenge IME is finding the balance.

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Re:When hiring senior engineers, you’re not buying, you’re s... by pmiller2 on Sunday January 20, 2019 @11:25PM (#18957629)

Personally, if I can get to an onsite with another company after a recruiter chat and phone screen, I’m not even going to do a “2 hour” project. In my experience, actually spending the recommended amount of time on one of these take home projects is a losing proposition when there are people who will spend more time on it.

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Re:When hiring senior engineers, you’re not buying, you’re s... by dleslie on Monday January 21, 2019 @12:19AM (#18957847)

I'd rather spend those 4h with my kids, and the gift card would be somewhat insulting.

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