I generally have a policy of "over 4 hours and I charge for my time." I did this in the 4-hour window, and it was a lot of fun. Much better than many other take-home assignments.

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heavyset_go 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I don't do take home assignments, but when I did, I would offer to do it at my hourly rate, even if it was just an hour. It's time I would otherwise spend making money.

Anyone worth working with respected that and I landed several clients who forwent the assignment altogether. It's chump change in the grand scheme of things, and often a formality.

Does help that I have a very public web presence and portfolio, though.

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ramraj07 2 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

I have foregone our take home for exceptional candidates, but let me ask you, do you also demand compensation for in person or zoom call 1-1 interviews? Surely thats the same time of your life.

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theptip 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

For many reasons, you’re not gonna get into Anthropic with that attitude.

	▲	PlanksVariable 6 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		And Anthropic will never land heavyset_go with their attitude. I guess we’re at an impasse.
	▲	heavyset_go 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I don't care

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dheera 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Time is the issue, not money.

I couldn't care less about getting paid for a few hours, what's truly annoying when you're job hunting is the company having an extremely high rejection rate even at the take-home stage. That's an inordinate waste of time multiplied by a lot of companies.

If you have a >50% chance of rejecting, don't even give the candidate a take-home. Be at least 90% sure you want them before you get to that stage.

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whateveracct 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

4 hours continuous or no? I can't imagine finding 4 hours of straight focus.

	▲	ryanjshaw 5 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		These kinds of roles are for youngsters with minimal commitments who are looking for their shot to break into a wild industry. It’s not for the middle aged single parent with FTE and just enough free time to do an extra load of laundry.
	▲	saagarjha 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Continuous