Re:Ask HN: Having trouble getting senior applicants, wonderi...
by yieldcrv on Monday June 20, 2022 @09:40PM
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Alright, and if you are actively interviewing and trying to get offers lined up at the same time? while also continuing to study some system design concepts and algorithm brainteasers?
Its not a one 4 hour take home project. Its the fifth one.
I’m also a parent of small kids with a busy schedule. Despite the packed schedule and demands of raising kids, it would be a huge exaggeration to suggest that I couldn’t find 4 hours of time to do a take-home if given a week of time (as is common).
The parent commenter might have been operating under the assumption that take home challenges must be done same-day, which kind of defeats the purpose of a take-home. If you’re demanding 4 hours of same day time, might as well bring them in for a 4-hour on site interview.
Strangely, few people complain about a half-day on-site but it’s literally the same time commitment. If you really have no other options and you literally cannot find a spare hour of time in any way, take a half day of PTO and complete the interview just as you would for a normal on-site.