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Re:Three hundred programming interviews in thirty days by fsk on Tuesday June 23, 2015 @07:55PM (#9768628)
If 90% of the people pass the take home test, then why was that step necessary in the first place?

I've also soured on take-home test. I recently did a C/C++ one, I know I aced it, and I didn't even get a phone interview.

I figured out afterwards what they were doing. They were giving the take-home test to EVERYONE who applied. Then, after you submit a solution, they read your resume. After looking at my (correct) solution and my resume, they decided I wasn't worth a phone interview.

No more take home tests for me.

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Re:Three hundred programming interviews in thirty days by mbrameld on Tuesday June 23, 2015 @09:34PM (#9769042)
It's not that 90% of all developers can pass the test, it's that 90% of the developers that make it to the test part of the process can pass it. It should be a final filter to make sure they can walk the walk.
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