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I recently interviewed for L7 EM at Google and had 4 great interviews and one not so great system design. I submitted external referrals all of which gave great feedback. The recruiter said the next step is team match/interviews and then the HC. Anyone in a similar situation? What was the result? Google
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Are there ways to showcase skills without spending hours on unpaid work? This is becoming the norm, and I’m not sure what to do. I can’t spend that much time constantly getting rejected.
I once took a home assessment that consumes 40 hours of my week, after submitting it, interviews, and reviews looked promising, until the HR went cold on me.
I vowed never to do any take home assignments, anything that will use up more than 8 hours, I will let go.
Chief
I agree but what can I do? If I get an opportunity to interview I might be only competing with <10 people. People are desperate if I don’t take the exercises seriously than I will for sure not get the job. It’s an employers market right now.
I used to be bold and either outright refuse, or let them know my hourly rate for consultancy work. It's so different now. Opportunities are scarce and employers are taking full advantage of the situation. I have no choice but to put in the hours.
Chief
I agree it has crossed into unreasonable. I now set limits upfront. One exercise is acceptable. Multiple unpaid rounds signal how little time they will respect once hired.
Completely agree. I spent 3 days preparing a business case. For a credit union in McLean regarding ding a technology they were planning to deploy. After a great session, I was ghosted. I am sure the hiring team will use the business case for their work. It has been one unprofessional. After that we outright say no specially to recruiters who want to want you to go above and beyond to improve your chances.
Hill I'm going to die on:
Hiring managers and interviewers are aware of this, most agree with OP, and can definitely do something to stop it.
But they won't.