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Re:Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since... by warent on Sunday August 01, 2021 @05:14PM (#28030058)
These days I just immediately turn those down without a second thought. It's a joke of an interviewing system and your time is way too valuable for that.

Happy to do coding questions, but not 8 hour long take-home projects. Those have screwed me too many times

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Re:Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since... by bittercynic on Sunday August 01, 2021 @07:27PM (#28031228)
Could those long coding projects be a strategy to force you into sinking so much effort into the process that you're now in a weak negotiating position due to the sunk cost?

I admit I'm speaking from ignorance here, and am only curious to gain more insight into this.

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Re:Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since... by wyclif on Sunday August 01, 2021 @10:22PM (#28032244)
Could those long coding projects be a strategy to force you into sinking so much effort into the process that you're now in a weak negotiating position due to the sunk cost?

Yes, absolutely they can! And almost nobody talks about this. Most of the conversation about take-home projects surrounds cost/benefit ratio, but almost never as a negotiating tactic and sunk costs.

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Re:Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since... by wdb on Monday August 02, 2021 @03:55PM (#28041801)
The worst kind are the coding challenges were they don't even respond back to you after delivering it. Happens a lot in London.
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Re:Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since... by weezin on Sunday August 01, 2021 @11:47PM (#28032670)
I felt like it was more of a way to see if you are willing to take on a large workload no questions asked when you are hired.
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Re:Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since... by warent on Sunday August 01, 2021 @09:37PM (#28032026)
I've never thought of that! only rver heard my bosses/colleagues say they felt it gave them a better signal. But it wouldnt surprise me if some people had darker motives like this
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Re:Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since... by sirmike_ on Sunday August 01, 2021 @05:46PM (#28030349)
This is very, very true. I refuse to do coding based interviews. I'm flexible on certain homework. Hell will freeze over before I have to sit through a multi-hour panel and coding session. Like for free? Hit the bricks. Who can just take 4-6 hours out of your normal work day to swing into something like that? Not even germane to my role.

The fastest way to avoid companies like that is to set boundaries on what you will do and will not do. Good recruiters LISTEN and respect this. I do not want my time wasted and likewise for the recruiters and companies I am talking too.

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Re:Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since... by voidfunc on Sunday August 01, 2021 @09:06PM (#28031852)
I have a different strategy, I will happily do one one or two take home exercises (and I'm willing to sink 8-16h into them) but I will tell the recruiter I'm not doing any additional coding on-site (personally I find this high-anxiety, and a crappy way to gauge skill). Happy to chat about all kinds of things, but if someone drops an involved coding question in an interview I'm done and I will walk out and not return future calls.
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Re:Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since... by aix1 on Monday August 02, 2021 @10:51AM (#28037229)
> if someone drops an involved coding question in an interview I'm done and I will walk out and not return future calls

With the greatest respect, the vibe I'm getting is "this person is prone to reacting in a volatile manner when things are not to their liking."

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Re:Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since... by voidfunc on Monday August 02, 2021 @08:48PM (#28044542)
Sure, and this is the internet where tone doesn't translate well. I'd be tactful and courteous about it: I would finish the session, politely decline future interviews on the day and thank them for their time. It's clear we are not a fit for each other at that point.
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Re:Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since... by Rapzid on Sunday August 01, 2021 @06:04PM (#28030545)
Teleport has a comically large test. Think 20-40 hours.
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Re:Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since... by ryanar on Monday August 02, 2021 @10:30AM (#28036983)
strongDM is hiring and we do not spend 20-40 hours or do take home tests. Email [email protected] if you are interested.

https://jobs.lever.co/strongdm

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