> I'd much prefer to work at a company with a strong filter out front that then invests in the people it hires.
But then you leave anyway, because leaving is how you get paid, and the company is out those resources.
Unless an employer literally always pay top-of-market, there is a severe disincentive for companies to invest in you. (A non-trivial part of why I went into consulting--my rates allow me to invest in myself.)
I think you think I have a problem with interviews; I don't. I have a problem with interviews that require the candidate to pay all the freight. Candidates have less time and fewer resources than an employer. Hitting them with some stupid code exercise that they can never reuse just to be considered for inclusion into your august freaking house is disrespectful and awful, I think.
But then you leave anyway, because leaving is how you get paid, and the company is out those resources.
Unless an employer literally always pay top-of-market, there is a severe disincentive for companies to invest in you. (A non-trivial part of why I went into consulting--my rates allow me to invest in myself.)
I think you think I have a problem with interviews; I don't. I have a problem with interviews that require the candidate to pay all the freight. Candidates have less time and fewer resources than an employer. Hitting them with some stupid code exercise that they can never reuse just to be considered for inclusion into your august freaking house is disrespectful and awful, I think.