Interview take home assessments without feedback are an insult

Re:Interview take home assessments without feedback are an i... by Buttons840 on Friday June 23, 2023 @08:59PM (#36454321)

I agree. I'll give you like a 4-to-1 ratio on a takehome assessment, give me a 30 minute phone call with my potential manager or fellow programmer and let me ask some questions and get a feel for the company and culture, then I'll spend a couple hours on your assessment. If not, well, same rate applies, I'll spend 4x0 hours on your assessment.

A nice way to say this is, "I'd be happy to complete this takehome assessment, but it will take a significant amount of time and first I would like a short phone call to ask some questions and get a feel for the company, nothing too long, I just want to make sure we're all on the same page before I spend my time on this. When can we schedule a call?"

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Re:Interview take home assessments without feedback are an i... by shakes_mcjunkie on Friday June 23, 2023 @11:02PM (#36455061)

I agree with what you're saying here:

> I would like a short phone call to ask some questions and get a feel for the company

I've had some places do behavioral first and others do coding first. I think I'm more onboard with behavioral first because communication a lot of times is more important than raw technical skill. Everyone can save time if you can suss out early on that the person is a bad communicator or bad fit. And generally you can spend time in this interview asking questions about the company.

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Re:Interview take home assessments without feedback are an i... by brandall10 on Saturday June 24, 2023 @06:56AM (#36457497)

That’s not behavioral, it’s an initial screen for fit. It. Makes the relationship at least a bit more balanced from a time investment perspective.

It seems most places do this though.

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