I honestly don't know what's so wrong about taking a test for a job, unless the job already requires some kind of certifications/licenses. I, personally, wish that my doctors and lawyers have passed some tests.

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steveBK123 an hour ago | parent | next [-]

More often than not the test is at best tangentially related to the role.

At worst it’s the biggest hardos on the team writing a bunch of brain teasers and gotchas as a hazing ritual.

	▲	sgerenser 37 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Hey, one day the fate of the company is going to hinge on getting an accurate estimate of how many ping pong balls can fit into a 747, and they'll be glad that they asked the right brainteasers.

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aleph_minus_one 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> I honestly don't know what's so wrong about taking a test for a job, unless the job already requires some kind of certifications/licenses.

You already have a degree from some university, and you already worked in software development for quite some time. So it's very annoying to do some test over and over again for every job application.

	▲	raincole 41 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		> You already have a degree from some university, and you already worked in software development for quite some time Yep. Now substitute doctors/lawyers/accountants/civil engineers into the equation and see how you feel about it. Surely they don't take a test for every client, but I'd consider the interview process more like a "workaround" for the lack of standardized tests for software engineers instead of the lack of respect.