From fdc4766d7fb54864f695f6959797676415046941 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Sima Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 13:26:59 -0700 Subject: Update readme --- README.md | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 24373a2..a9ba97c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,2 +1,17 @@ After doing one-too-many interview take-home tests, I decided to collect them all here, in one convenient place for a prospective hiring manager to see :P + +*Why you too should share your interview tests:* + +Companies send out standardized tests to hiring candidates because it amortizes +the time-cost of evaluating individual candidates. That is, instead of spending +X hours per candidate evaluating their unique code, instead the give everyone a +standard test and spend just a few minutes to see if the candidate did their +test correctly. This spreads out the cost ("amortizes") over the candidates such +that the business no longer incurs this cost. + +This makes perfect business sense, to be honest. The goo thing is that it works +both ways: businesses can amortize the cost over candidates, and you (the +candidate) can amortize your cost over all the businesses that you interview +with. Simply save all the interview tests you complete in a single place and +share it with hiring managers when they ask for a code sample. -- cgit v1.2.3