I turned my interview task for Google into a startup

Re:I turned my interview task for Google into a startup by wingerlang on Thursday May 16, 2019 @12:54PM (#19930660)

I got a take home assignment from a large company a few months ago, it was the whole shebang as well. Build an iOS application with full test suite, several screens, should work with their test-api, should be polished, offline/online work etc.

I estimated it to take at least 2 weeks. Sent it to a colleague and he estimated it the same. In reality you had 48 hours to turn it back in. I gave up halfway into the project.

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Re:I turned my interview task for Google into a startup by jghn on Thursday May 16, 2019 @04:04PM (#19932542)

Sometimes that's intentional. As a hiring manager I find value in seeing what someone chooses to prioritize when given an impossible task. If you have 48 hours to complete a 2 week project, what portions do you choose to complete? Can you explain why you chose that?

I also don't think it's cool to do what I just said without letting the candidate know that's what is happening. Otherwise they might just get frustrated and decline to work on it.

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Re:I turned my interview task for Google into a startup by walshemj on Thursday May 16, 2019 @08:09PM (#19934790)

Any sensible candidate will prioritise your job and company to the round filing cabinet.

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Re:I turned my interview task for Google into a startup by wingerlang on Thursday May 16, 2019 @10:20PM (#19935640)

In my feedback they were quite clear in that I had not done everything required.

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