Re:Tech sector job interviews assess anxiety, not software s...
by TimPC on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @04:45PM
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Paid trials also have the issue that they might interfere with unemployment earnings while also being too short to earn unemployment afterwards. So they probably don't work for people with a job and don't work for people without a job.
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Re:Tech sector job interviews assess anxiety, not software s...
by user5994461 on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @05:15PM
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Yep, that's the only intractable problem, so trials either go unpaid or pay without filling taxes, which is somewhat shady.
It's a myth that developers have a ton of offers. There are few developers who got lucky to have multiple offers at some point in their life. It won't last forever. They will eventually face a bad situation trying to get a job after being laid off or being on extended paternity or medical break.
Consider the current recession with record high unemployment, countless employees are desperate to get a job, including developers. Yet companies still prefer to have impassable interviews and hire nobody, than to give a trial.