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elPatricko
7y

"Your resumé looks really good. We would really like to hire you. But you need to do this completly job unrelated test/coding challenge first."

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"Is the test Android related?"
"Yes"
*Opens Test* -> "what ist the complexity of this function (written in c)"
*Scrolls*
"Implement algorithm xyz in Go lang"
*Closes test and breaks something*

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"You will need to Code on a small Android projekt so we can see how you work"

"OK, how much time will i need to plan for it?"

"Our lead dev decided to make it small so its only 4-5 days."

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What is it with all this stupid hiring test these days? And what do these recruiter think?

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  • 17
    7y
    4 to 5 days for a test? What the fuck.
    Fuck this company, and fuck there attitude. What do they think they are, that someone would spend that much unpaid time?
  • 4
    7y
    I'm so Mad i fucked Up the Tags. What a shitty day.
  • 7
    7y
    To me it seems like a rip of, they want you to do there application which they probably sell.
  • 6
    7y
    @Lahsen2016 but the best would have so many options that they dont have to spend days on test :)

    The result, you get the most desperate, which probably is not what you intended.

    Unless your so famous that people line up to work there.
  • 5
    7y
    "4-5 days is fine, my current consultancy rate would make that about $X."
  • 6
    7y
    Well it's not uncommon to have a test which takes about a week. (I mean, depends on the job of course)

    We usually do the same. But we pay the work at a fair freelance rate.

    Do you guys still think that's not ok? 🤔
  • 2
    7y
    @SweeD It's not stated in the OP but it's implied that he's not being paid. Expecting someone to do 4-5 days of unpaid development work as a "test" is absurd.
  • 3
    7y
    @SweeD

    Compensating the candidate for time is completely reasonable.
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