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by relaunched 1678 days ago
It's not a free day, by any means. The company is dedicating 2-3 times the hours of the interview, minimum. Determining a good fit is expensive.

On the other side, I've never heard of an interview where the candidate is given real work. Sure, they might ask about a problem the company has faced in the past, or is facing, but it's unlikely the response is used in any meaningful way, other than determining the candidates expertise and methodology for approach that type of problem.
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antisthenes 1678 days ago
> It's not a free day, by any means. The company is dedicating 2-3 times the hours of the interview, minimum.

How many hours of research, experience and interview prep is the candidate bringing to the table? When you can answer that, you can make a determination on whether the company is dedicating more or less than the potential hire.

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relaunched 1677 days ago
imho, these interviews where you have to do weeks or months of prep, are focused on a candidates ability to learn familiar concepts and allow for easier comparison among candidates and consistency over time.

That being said, for non FAANG style interviews, prep shouldn't significant. That being said, I'm agreeable to accepting both parties have a sunk cost and no interest in wasting their own, or the other party's time.

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Gerardo1 1678 days ago
The relative cost to the interviewee and the employer aren't really comparable.
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