[alexeiz]

That's why employers need to spend more time convincing potential candidates that the role they hire for is actually worth the trouble of going through this kind of coding interview test.

In the past I've encountered companies that would just throw a multi-hour coding test at you without even giving you any idea of the role they are hiring for. If it's not worth employer's time to get the candidate interested in a position, the position is not worth applying for.

[FireBeyond]

Not to mention that some employers are moving this testing (whether you agree with it in general or not) to the front.

Used to be that it might be "Hey, let's have some conversations and then there's a little project..."

Now I've had multiple employers open with "Thanks for applying. As a first step, we would like you to perform this project. From there, we will let you know of next steps."

Uhh... no.