[nnurmanov]

My suggestion is to focus on a fewer number of companies, instead of sending resume in bulk. When you narrow your choices you can study well and notice bugs or issues that need to be addressed. Fix them, send the results to someone in the company, it will increase your chances substantially.

[fwip]

It's a sad day when the answer is "do unpaid labor for a chance to be noticed."

[parineum]

The people doing the interview are being paid but the company itself isn't making any money from the interview process either and it's dedicating resources that could be more productively used elsewhere for immediate results.

Both parties are making short term sacrifices in hopes of finding a mutually beneficial relationship.

[nnurmanov]

When you have 500 candidates applying to the same job you have to find a way to stand out.

[fakedang]

Tried this before, doesn't work.

I've had more success sharing financial models on printed paper, than on working on code for free, building plugins and the like.