Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since the dot-com era

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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