[lhamil64]

I'm a little confused about your reasoning that take home projects are too much work to do for free. Aren't lawyers and doctors expected to spend a ton of time studying and taking the licensing exams without being paid (I assume even having to pay for it)? My gut feeling is that's more work than a take home project.

[fragmede]

Licensing exam scores are usable for applying generally to all places. A take home I do for company A isn't useful in applying at company B.