[at-fates-hands]

>>> I have the luxury of telling people that, no, I won't take their 1) IQ test, 2) Personality Test, or 3) their Coding Challenges. Not everybody does, certainly.

I agree with this 100% and do the same thing.

If you need something that measures my ability, then go to my github page and go over the copious amounts of projects I have there and determine if my skill level is what you need for your company.

I had one interview where I had sent over a link to my github page. As soon as I sat down, I was given a large packet (it was about 20 pages) and asked to look at the code and figure out the bugs. Most of these were in Java and .Net. I reiterated I didn't work with either language and they told me to "just look at the examples and give it a try." I asked them if they had looked at my github page and reminded them I'm a front end developer. After they said, "Uhhh no, we didn't look at your examples." I stood up and told them, "Thank you gentlemen, but this interview is over. Thanks for wasting my time." and walked out.

I've also turned down "code challenges" that would eat up a week or so of my time. I've got a myriad of recruiters calling me for gigs, why would I waste a week working for free on your "code challenge"? I guess I'm at a point in my career where my work can speak for itself. I don't need to jump through a bunch of hoops to prove my abilities anymore.