Pre-Hire Assignments Frustrate Job Applicants in Sluggish Market

Take-home assignments during the interview process are on the rise, irking candidates who say it feels like free work.

Take-home assignments during the interview process are on the rise, irking candidates who say it feels like free work.

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I learn more about a candidate in 5 minutes of talking to them about their existing code than I would looking at their solution to a take home problem.

It's a crap interview technique, these assignments. IMHO.
I've known companies (usually smaller ones) that gave out genuine tasks or bugs they had during interviews.