They have a problem that they can't fix, they want to get it sorted on the cheap, you will give them the answer and then the contract will get binned
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Potential new contract asked for codility test.
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Originally posted by Stevie Wonder BoyI can't see any way to do it can you please advise?
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Originally posted by SimonMac View PostThey have a problem that they can't fix, they want to get it sorted on the cheap, you will give them the answer and then the contract will get binned
...which could also be an option...
"Rather than give me a test, why not give me a bit of your code that has a problem. I will charge you x per hour to fix it. Once you're happy with that, then you can take me on for other work"…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Originally posted by ItRYmyBEst View PostA recruiter has a new gig at £550 pd for a household name, however they want me to do a 60m codilitiy test even with all my open source examples.
Is this a bad sign?
60 minutes should be a p.o.p. anyway, my last Codility test was 200 minutes
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostIf I was interviewing someone I really CBA'd going through github commits to try to judge their work. That CV would go straight in the bin.
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Next step is intern status, we all work for free for a month to prove we can do the job. Take it or leave it.Comment
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FTFY
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Postall work for free for a month to set up the job, prior to handing over to Cognizant or TCS. Take it or leave it.The Chunt of Chunts.Comment
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Originally posted by MrMarkyMark View PostFTFY
Based on your fix, I've done a quick check of ClientCo's phone list. Nope, no one called Mark here, except you seem to have said something which was announced internally a couple of weeks ago.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostBased on your fix, I've done a quick check of ClientCo's phone list. Nope, no one called Mark here, except you seem to have said something which was announced internally a couple of weeks ago.
The Chunt of Chunts.Comment
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Originally posted by ItRYmyBEst View PostA recruiter has a new gig at £550 pd for a household name, however they want me to do a 60m codilitiy test even with all my open source examples.
Is this a bad sign?
You are being paid for that 60 minutes, aren't you?
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostBut we're not builders.
No, we're not builders, but we're both independent professionals.
Why should one set of "independent professionals" be treated so vastly differently than another set of "independent professionals"?
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