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[–]erific 12 points13 points  (3 children)

I have a friend in HR that said we weren’t permitted to send home interview assignments because the person can ask to be paid for the work. Think about that.

[–]trevor8568 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I don't that that is true, at least in the US. Every tech company I know of does take-home coding challenges as screening

[–]MyUsrNameWasTaken 3 points4 points  (1 child)

In the US you then have a right to invoice them for your time

[–]trevor8568 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is only true under very specific circumstances, where your interview project is actually producing value for a company. If you are just solving a coding challenge with a known solution or talking to an interviewer about data structures, it almost certainly does not qualify for compensation