A few years ago I was almost never coming across this kind of process.
But over the past few weeks, I've had maybe 5 or 6 companies asking me for a technical test before any kind of interview.
I did it twice, the first took 2-3 hours, followed by 3 interviews, and I did not get the job.
The other was like a 15 minutes test, which seems more acceptable, but still annoying.
The last one was asking for a relatively big feature, with no time limit, and vague requirements, it's up to me to decide how far I want to push it, I'm hesitating to write even a single line of code...
A while ago I would have never tolerated this kind of process, but given how the market is at the moment, I wonder if I should just put up with it.
Do you see this as a red flag from companies that won't respect or value you and your time? Or is just the new "normal" and we should adapt?
But over the past few weeks, I've had maybe 5 or 6 companies asking me for a technical test before any kind of interview.
I did it twice, the first took 2-3 hours, followed by 3 interviews, and I did not get the job.
The other was like a 15 minutes test, which seems more acceptable, but still annoying.
The last one was asking for a relatively big feature, with no time limit, and vague requirements, it's up to me to decide how far I want to push it, I'm hesitating to write even a single line of code...
A while ago I would have never tolerated this kind of process, but given how the market is at the moment, I wonder if I should just put up with it.
Do you see this as a red flag from companies that won't respect or value you and your time? Or is just the new "normal" and we should adapt?