The thing with 4hr technical assignments is that you're saying no to anyone with kids, which I'm going to venture applies to more senior people than juniors.
I used to do these assignment. Now I simply don't sorry.
My schedule is
6:30 AM wake up with youngest daughter, to let wife sleep in (she takes care of her all night)
9:00 AM hand off youngest daughter to wife, who takes both girls the rest of the day. I go to my home office
12:00 PM lunch with family / kids
1:00 PM back to work
5:00 PM off work... Cook dinner / watch kids while wife cooks dinner. Set up table. Eat with family.
6:30 PM Play with kids for an hour
7:30 PM Bathtime + off to bed
9:30 - 10:30 PM Infant child actually goes to sleep
10:30 - 11:00 PM Wife and I chat about our day and spend 30 minutes of time actually being together
11:00 PM sleep until 6:30 the next day
Exactly where in that schedule am I supposed to fit a FOUR HOUR coding assignment. That's ridiculous. Unless you're providing child care, this is simply too much.
A one hour interview... I can handle.
Perhaps you'd get better leads by allowing for a choice. For my last job search. I had several different companies all in the upcoming AI accelerator space. Two of them had assignments. I said no thanks. The others did interviews. I got a good raise (base + stock options)anyway. I don't think I lost anything saying no to the ones with assignments.
Alternatively, perhaps pay people to complete the assignments.
I used to do these assignment. Now I simply don't sorry.
My schedule is
6:30 AM wake up with youngest daughter, to let wife sleep in (she takes care of her all night)
9:00 AM hand off youngest daughter to wife, who takes both girls the rest of the day. I go to my home office
12:00 PM lunch with family / kids
1:00 PM back to work
5:00 PM off work... Cook dinner / watch kids while wife cooks dinner. Set up table. Eat with family.
6:30 PM Play with kids for an hour
7:30 PM Bathtime + off to bed
9:30 - 10:30 PM Infant child actually goes to sleep
10:30 - 11:00 PM Wife and I chat about our day and spend 30 minutes of time actually being together
11:00 PM sleep until 6:30 the next day
Exactly where in that schedule am I supposed to fit a FOUR HOUR coding assignment. That's ridiculous. Unless you're providing child care, this is simply too much.
A one hour interview... I can handle.
Perhaps you'd get better leads by allowing for a choice. For my last job search. I had several different companies all in the upcoming AI accelerator space. Two of them had assignments. I said no thanks. The others did interviews. I got a good raise (base + stock options)anyway. I don't think I lost anything saying no to the ones with assignments.
Alternatively, perhaps pay people to complete the assignments.