More than one code challenge for a programming job?
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I recently was approached by an intermediary firm on behalf of another company looking for Android developers. They asked me to do a code challenge and post the source code to GitHub, which I did. About 1-2 weeks later, they asked me to do another code challenge for the prospective client/employer at their request. I've never been asked to do more than one code challenge for a prospective contract/job. How many of you have been asked to do multiple code challenges for a prospective job? This seems a bit strange to me. The code challenges are not major projects. However they are the kind that would take a full day to complete so they aren't completely trivial either. I'm trying to find out how common this is and whether or not I should assume that the prospective client/employer isn't really serious and is just "kicking the (my) tires" by asking for multiple code challenges.
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I recently was approached by an intermediary firm on behalf of another company looking for Android developers. They asked me to do a code challenge and post the source code to GitHub, which I did. About 1-2 weeks later, they asked me to do another code challenge for the prospective client/employer at their request. I've never been asked to do more than one code challenge for a prospective contract/job. How many of you have been asked to do multiple code challenges for a prospective job? This seems a bit strange to me. The code challenges are not major projects. However they are the kind that would take a full day to complete so they aren't completely trivial either. I'm trying to find out how common this is and whether or not I should assume that the prospective client/employer isn't really serious and is just "kicking the (my) tires" by asking for multiple code challenges.
No. I've only been asked to do very simple things. One I remember is... Given two strings, determine if one is a rotation of the other, e.g. "houseboat" and "boathouse". My solution is a one-liner.
roscler wrote:
the kind that would take a full day to complete so they aren't completely trivial
I would assume they are trying to get me to work a day for free, and I won't do that.
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I recently was approached by an intermediary firm on behalf of another company looking for Android developers. They asked me to do a code challenge and post the source code to GitHub, which I did. About 1-2 weeks later, they asked me to do another code challenge for the prospective client/employer at their request. I've never been asked to do more than one code challenge for a prospective contract/job. How many of you have been asked to do multiple code challenges for a prospective job? This seems a bit strange to me. The code challenges are not major projects. However they are the kind that would take a full day to complete so they aren't completely trivial either. I'm trying to find out how common this is and whether or not I should assume that the prospective client/employer isn't really serious and is just "kicking the (my) tires" by asking for multiple code challenges.
I may be a bit jaded, but this sounds like a company trying to get some free stuff at your expense. Either that, or they have one or two other applicants who posted some promising work, and want to sort among you for the best. I'd go along with it one more time, but if you're asked for a third round, I'd demand a seance with the principals before complying.
Will Rogers never met me.
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I may be a bit jaded, but this sounds like a company trying to get some free stuff at your expense. Either that, or they have one or two other applicants who posted some promising work, and want to sort among you for the best. I'd go along with it one more time, but if you're asked for a third round, I'd demand a seance with the principals before complying.
Will Rogers never met me.
Roger Wright wrote:
I'd demand a seance with the principals before complying.
You're going to kill the interviewers? :omg:
You looking for sympathy? You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric (Page 1788, if it helps)
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Roger Wright wrote:
I'd demand a seance with the principals before complying.
You're going to kill the interviewers? :omg:
You looking for sympathy? You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric (Page 1788, if it helps)
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Save a life, take a life :-\ Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
I didn't realize that was a law in the US! So...if I pull you out of the path of a speeding train, I can slaughter Bieber with legal impunity? Sweet! Um...got any railroads near you? How much do you weigh? :InnocentWhistleSmiley:
You looking for sympathy? You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric (Page 1788, if it helps)
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I didn't realize that was a law in the US! So...if I pull you out of the path of a speeding train, I can slaughter Bieber with legal impunity? Sweet! Um...got any railroads near you? How much do you weigh? :InnocentWhistleSmiley:
You looking for sympathy? You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric (Page 1788, if it helps)
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I recently was approached by an intermediary firm on behalf of another company looking for Android developers. They asked me to do a code challenge and post the source code to GitHub, which I did. About 1-2 weeks later, they asked me to do another code challenge for the prospective client/employer at their request. I've never been asked to do more than one code challenge for a prospective contract/job. How many of you have been asked to do multiple code challenges for a prospective job? This seems a bit strange to me. The code challenges are not major projects. However they are the kind that would take a full day to complete so they aren't completely trivial either. I'm trying to find out how common this is and whether or not I should assume that the prospective client/employer isn't really serious and is just "kicking the (my) tires" by asking for multiple code challenges.
roscler wrote:
they asked me to do another code challenge for the prospective client/employer at their request
Even if they are not trying to screw you, it's a stupid policy. Unless it's lot of money in question, I'd rather spend that day staring into blank space, then 'proving' my 'worth' to company like that. I mean, do you really need two days to determine if someone can code, seriously? If you need that much time, maybe you're not that good developers after all.
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No. I've only been asked to do very simple things. One I remember is... Given two strings, determine if one is a rotation of the other, e.g. "houseboat" and "boathouse". My solution is a one-liner.
roscler wrote:
the kind that would take a full day to complete so they aren't completely trivial
I would assume they are trying to get me to work a day for free, and I won't do that.
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OriginalGriff wrote:
I didn't realize that was a law in the US!
Well, it's a gray area. It is frowned upon in most states :-\ Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
Don't try it in the northeast, but you're fine here in the southwest.
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I recently was approached by an intermediary firm on behalf of another company looking for Android developers. They asked me to do a code challenge and post the source code to GitHub, which I did. About 1-2 weeks later, they asked me to do another code challenge for the prospective client/employer at their request. I've never been asked to do more than one code challenge for a prospective contract/job. How many of you have been asked to do multiple code challenges for a prospective job? This seems a bit strange to me. The code challenges are not major projects. However they are the kind that would take a full day to complete so they aren't completely trivial either. I'm trying to find out how common this is and whether or not I should assume that the prospective client/employer isn't really serious and is just "kicking the (my) tires" by asking for multiple code challenges.
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"A second code challenge, no problem, my rate is £X an hour, is that cool with you?" would be more or less my response
That's an excellent response!
