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Re:Ask HN: Having trouble getting senior applicants, wonderi... by AndyNemmity on Monday June 20, 2022 @03:08PM (#31814333)
You're not responding in good faith with your "boo hoo" comment. No one is crying here. The point here is there are many, many companies that don't require a 4 hour take home technical assessment, and thus people can decide to do them or not.

The post is about this topic, so the responses are about the topic. You think that 4 hour take home technical assessments are a reasonable filter. Awesome, you are a person who can apply for the position op is focused on.

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Re:Ask HN: Having trouble getting senior applicants, wonderi... by bombcar on Monday June 20, 2022 @03:19PM (#31814472)
Exactly the point they're missing - if everyone does it, it's part of the shit sandwich you have to eat. But if you're the only one doing it, there are entire classes of applicants that will pass you by.

Hiding that you're going to spring it on people should give you numbers, by the people who ghost you the moment it appears, if you wanted to test for it.

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