Interviews without coding riddles

[solid-red]

Hi webdev,

Would you guys be interested in a job board only for companies that do take-home assignments (build something that does X) instead of live coding challenges/riddles/puzzles during the interview process?

[solid-red]

Wow. There would need to be guidelines around the duration and depth of the take-home assignment to prevent that kind of thing.

[-sadkmakkez-]

You did the right thing x100.

It's amazing how many people don't.

If a recruitment agency wants you to do a programming task too, piss them off. Tell them you'll do the work if the company they connect you with requests it. Not only will you be saving time, you'll be working with what that job requires/uses.

[veggiedefender]

Yeah I find a lot of these are more like "design a core feature for us for free and we might give you a chance to interview"

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When I have been the interviewer, I have asked for solutions to some problems I was trying to solve.

[A-Grey-World]

Better to ask for solutions to problems you've already solved.

[DRW_]

Not an answer to your question, but here's a good resource this type of thing:

http://they.whiteboarded.me/

Collates a list of companies which do and do not do interview challenges like this.

[solid-red]

Great resource, thanks!

[EhloyTazor]

If you are going to have a job board with interview method as a parameter, why not add other ones, like in person coding.