When I see an ad that encourages me to come join a young team, it negatively influences my view of that company. Best case: the person writing the ad is using “young” as a synonym for energy, enthusiasm and drive without thinking a lot about it. Usual case: the team being hired for is currently …
Assigning job candidates a programming task to complete at home, despite having some problems, isn’t going away anytime soon. So how about some advice? Usually you’ll have a set deadline. Good companies will indicate roughly how much time they think the task will take and not expect you to spend more than a few hours …
Assigning potential employees a software task to complete before their interview has become normal. Is this a bad practice? It assumes that the candidate has or can quickly get all the equipment and programs necessary. It assumes that the candidate, who is often already working full-time and may be going through multiple job application processes, …