The next time any recruiter asks me to do a "homework" assignment, I will ask them to write me a 15-page essay explaining how that homework assignment will actually be used, to what extent it will be reviewed, and what criteria it will be judged on.
If the comeback remark is something like, "if you really want this job," I will reply, "if you really want to hire me."
My current job, I told them that I was too busy to do such a thing (and I was), and got hired anyway.
Nobody w/ actual responsibilities in their life should be coerced into doing something for free, for someone they do not know.
Will an attorney give you free legal advice until you decide they are fit to represent you, or will you get free surgery until someone proves they won't completely butcher you? Can you drive a car for free (for 5 - 8 hours) until you decide that's the car you want to buy?
Why is it any different in the software industry? Because we just clack on our keyboards all day and do nothing?
If the comeback remark is something like, "if you really want this job," I will reply, "if you really want to hire me."
My current job, I told them that I was too busy to do such a thing (and I was), and got hired anyway.
Nobody w/ actual responsibilities in their life should be coerced into doing something for free, for someone they do not know.
Will an attorney give you free legal advice until you decide they are fit to represent you, or will you get free surgery until someone proves they won't completely butcher you? Can you drive a car for free (for 5 - 8 hours) until you decide that's the car you want to buy?
Why is it any different in the software industry? Because we just clack on our keyboards all day and do nothing?