No they don’t.

They waste very large amounts of candidate time on an essay like assignment before you get to talk to someone.

Truth be told they already know from your resume if you’d be worth interviewing. That’s enough , and maybe a OA.

The best process I’ve experienced, was a quick conversion with a few technical questions, then I can start as a contractor. If it works out it works, if it doesn’t that’s ok too.

No need for me to write a long paper, when HR probably took one look at my resume and sent out a rejection.

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bbkane 7 hours ago | parent [-]

A friend encouraged me to write the paper, even if I didn't submit it, as a means of self-reflecting.

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999900000999 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Are we talking about the same thing.

I apply for jobs because I want money. Not to reflect or learn about myself.

It’s just business, even if you do the song and dance to get hired they can still fire you later.

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steveklabnik 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Oxide's process involves submitting writing with various questions about you, what you've done, and what you're looking for in your career. The process of doing so inherently means reflecting on the answers to those questions, and so some people find it a useful exercise.

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999900000999 3 hours ago | parent [-]

OK.

But that should be done later in the process. I'd rather an LLM auto-reject my application vs spending 5 hours on a writing exercise.

Think about, I apply to a minimum of 5 jobs per day. If I need to spend 5 hours for each application I'm spending 25 hours a day on job applications. Obviously this isn't possible.

	▲	steveklabnik 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I think that you are (naturally) approaching it from your side, and they're (naturally) approaching it from theirs, and it sounds like it's not a fit. That's a successful outcome for a hiring process.

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rzezeski 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> I apply for jobs because I want money. Not to reflect or learn about myself.

We are not the same.