Are people seeing any trends in SWE candidates complaining about having to take HackerRank tests or technical phone screens?
I'm seeing candidates ghost when they see that they have to take a pre-screening test. I would think that is something standard. Wondering if market has gotten so hot that employers are forgoing the technical screening process.
I generally move on if I'm sent a hackerrank or coding project. Phone screens I do.
I would avoid taking hackerrank/codility tests. However I support technical screening and I favor a phone screen for it.
I’m seeing this too
I’m fine with technical phone screens but not HackerRank. Reason being that HR only really shows whether your code works or not and how many test cases it passes. I’ve been rejected 100% of the time if my code doesn’t pass all test cases. On a phone screen where I’m talking to an actual person, I can explain my thought process and most of time I pass to the onsite even if my code isn’t completely correct. So yeah if a company gives me a HackerRank problem I’d rather not waste my time doing that and instead do a technical phone screen with another company where I have a much higher probability of passing.
If you want the job you will take it.
Maybe once a recession sinks in the calculus for candidates will change.
If you're desperate you'll do the hackerrank. If you're already stable you can afford to tell them to stuff it
I’ll do coding with you on the phone. Ask me to do coding on my own time and I’ll move on to the many other companies interested in me who won’t waste my time.
I'll do a hackerrank if I really care about joining the company (I'll do it for FAANG or similar) but otherwise I probably won't. I will also never do a take home test (project) unless I am paid for it
Ain't no one gonna pay you to take a test 😂😂
Meant to write take home project, those can take hours
I am the opposite, I do take home tests ,.but avoided all companies which forces a phone screen.
I thought most companies require a phone screen. Are there a good number that don't?
Yes most companies do require phone screen, but I do pick ones that don't. Lyft , amazon(take home tests), affirm(project) ....fb, linkedin(allowed me onsite instead of phone). Microsoft were ok with a take home tests. Some good startups like pintrest invited onsite directly
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