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Re:The FPGA Designer Who Didn't Get the Job by FormhellFrom on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @11:25PM (#27914995)
Someone else pointed out that nowhere did he list how much he was going to pay this guy. Horror stories abound about companies using “take home” application tests to get work done for free, I think it’s somewhat reasonable for the applicant to be wary about this.
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Re:The FPGA Designer Who Didn't Get the Job by jcims on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @11:30PM (#27915019)
>On top of that, my client was offering to pay this individual to do the work.
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Re:The FPGA Designer Who Didn't Get the Job by FormhellFrom on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @11:38PM (#27915059)
Yes, but /how much/ was the client offering to pay? This whole situation screams of someone trying to get a cheap deal, then getting mad when the attempted victim wises up. (This is pretty typical with loud-and-proud small business types, IME)
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Re:The FPGA Designer Who Didn't Get the Job by Danieru on Thursday July 22, 2021 @12:54AM (#27915519)
How can one get a "deal" on "throw away interview tasks"? The requested tasks only existed to prove the candidates skill. Paying for the time was above all a method to justify the time usage and show seriousness on the client's part.

The only value created by the interview is the possible hiring of the candidate themselves. There is no room for profitability interviewing candidates "on the cheap".

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Re:The FPGA Designer Who Didn't Get the Job by panicpanicpanic on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @11:39PM (#27915069)
I think it matters whether or not the amount was explicit, that's not clear in the post. Also, based on the (inexplicably) one time the author mentions the candidate was Indian, it's plausible the latter was wary of being exploited.
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