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Re:I failed a take-home assignment from Kagi Search by fzeroracer on Wednesday May 14, 2025 @01:22PM (#43987038)
> The author wasted a significant amount of his own time, and the hiring manager’s time with all the questions, the proposal, etc.

Maybe if the hiring manager didn't want their time wasted they shouldn't be using a stupid take-home prompt? Frankly everything I've seen here indicates that I would never work for Kagi and would actively encourage people to never work there.

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Re:I failed a take-home assignment from Kagi Search by const_cast on Wednesday May 14, 2025 @09:21PM (#43990896)
Yes, I agree. You cannot implement arduous processes and then complain about how arduous they are.

A week long take home exam with no discussion after the fact is absolutely unbelievable. It's so disrespectful to the candidates time.

I don't care if the exam wasn't supposed to take a week, or if they get 1 million exams, or if their hiring manager only works 1 hour a day. If that's the case, then they shouldn't be doing this type of test. If you can't handle the heat, get out of the kitchen.

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