alt Hacker NewsAll these objections rely on removing agency from the professionals applying for jobs. You look at the work sample. You use your professional judgement. You decide if it's reasonable to execute it to what you think a professional standard would be in the time allotted. You make a decision.
This isn't a college application.
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lesam • yesterday at 2:42 PM
Why would you design a hiring process that scores unprofessional people (by your own definition) higher than professional ones?
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I think you're answering a different objection than they're making. Their concern is that people will choose to spend 8 hours on your 4 hour problem but then tell you they only spent 4. Then you'll think they're a leet hacker because their solution is so awesome and they did it so fast.