Step 1: Ask the candidate to complete a complex and time consuming assignment in 24-48 hours (can't take more). Assignment is always a redesign or an entire new page/dashboard for their own product, that too should be responsive. Step 2: Ghost the candidate and behave like nothing happened, don't reply to emails and calls from the candidate, just ignore.
That's it.
These companies are just scouting for ideas and don't have any intent to hire in the first place.
The companies:
Don't do any assignments for these companies please.
Thankyou.
Adding other companies:-
Astrotalk Jar One Banc
Just decline assignments that involves their own product. Propose an open problem statement.
Here's a typical tech hiring process these days.
Round 1: basic screening on phone call. Round 2: Take home assignment
Product Design Hiring: Received a call from the HR, I tell him I don’t have enough B2B design exp. he still shares my profile with hiring manager. Hiring manager likes the profile and I receive an assignment. Asked to submit the assignme...
