Great take, Hunter! Agree with everything said, I hope to see more companies give take home coding projects as part of the interview process, as well as compensating the interviewee for their time spent on the project. But that's a different topic :)
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Totally agree with the compensation. Example: I tackled a coding project for a company (4+ hours), including some stuff nobody knew there. They learned something from me for free, especially since they rejected my application. It has a bitter taste.
It's not about free labor. It's about commitment. Without fee, company lose nothing, but an applicant lose a lot of time without any guarantee of a feedback
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Great take, Hunter! Agree with everything said, I hope to see more companies give take home coding projects as part of the interview process, as well as compensating the interviewee for their time spent on the project. But that's a different topic :)
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Totally agree with the compensation. Example: I tackled a coding project for a company (4+ hours), including some stuff nobody knew there. They learned something from me for free, especially since they rejected my application. It has a bitter taste.
Disagree with compensation. If a company took advantage of applicants as a free labor pool....it would get a terrible reputation. ;-)
It's not about free labor. It's about commitment. Without fee, company lose nothing, but an applicant lose a lot of time without any guarantee of a feedback