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Re:Tech sector job interviews assess anxiety, not software s... by voltagex_ on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @08:28PM (#23854280)
The "easy" fix for this is to pay the candidate for the time spent on the take-home.
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Re:Tech sector job interviews assess anxiety, not software s... by pmiller2 on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @09:11PM (#23854594)
That has the down side of some potentially sticky legal issues. For instance, people on visas can't do paid work for any company other than the one sponsoring them. It introduces a small annoyance at tax time, as well.
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Re:Tech sector job interviews assess anxiety, not software s... by aprdm on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @10:09PM (#23854974)
You could ask them to name an institution for you to donate money to. It would at least be something to make the world better :)
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Re:Tech sector job interviews assess anxiety, not software s... by bananaface on Thursday July 16, 2020 @06:56AM (#23857655)
This is actually not a bad idea. As a candidate, it still gives me the assurance that they aren't just throwing out these tests to 1000 applicants.
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