Using take home assessments / work scenario tests when hiring? Biggest pain points with these?

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Romio · Accepted Answer

@sally_herbert If ithe scenario is tied to 1 hr, I guess it's ok. but still, it may (or may not) affect the quality. Anyway, the intention decides the method.

Sally Herbert · Answer

Comment for the group: it's so interesting that our two comments here relate to candidate experience yet all polls votes relate to trusting that the exercise measures the skill being assessed. Are there any poll answers that we may have missed?

Romio · Answer

I feel like this is actually unpaid labour. But for the sake of moving forward with the interview, sometimes we have to adjust.  Strictly against big and time consuming tasks without a compensation.

Now from the other side, it is necessary to evaluate someone. Like does he/she walk the talk or just talk.

Eden · Answer

You're gonna have a huge drop rate when it comes to home assessments, although they are very useful in grading performance imo

Sally Herbert · Answer

@romiojoseph have you experienced this personally? I agree that asking candidates to complete real work for a business doesn't feel ethical. I'm really curious if you'd feel this if these were time-boxed scenarios specifically built to test core skills, and not based on actual work to be done? As in, our goal is for them to take the same amount of time as an in-person interview.

Sally Herbert · Answer

@entreeden Thanks Eden - data from actual hiring managers is always invaluable. What drop off rate have you experienced from these assessments?

One of our aims is for the take home tests to shift to a chance for candidates to show off their skills, rather than it feeling like a burdensome chore in the interview process

Using take home assessments / work scenario tests when hiring? Biggest pain points with these?

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