Wanted: Superman
Some time back, I could not resist sending the following reply to this person at the recruitment agency:
Dear Sandhya,
Is this a joke? Did anyone really go through the so called assignments before forwarding them to me? Are they asking me to build two full-fledged websites in 12 hours? Best of luck finding candidates who can do that.
BTW, if you can get candidates to build these sites for you, why do you have to recruit them? I have to admit, this is an excellent way to get your works done for free.
I am sorry. I genuinely not interested in working for such a stupid company.
(Thanks for contacting me with the offer though. Really appreciate that. Let me know if there are openings in companies which are not looking for superman as their programmer.)
- Niyaz
I am refraining from attaching the two assignments they asked me to complete before the interview. Not because I don’t want to expose the actual company that tried to trick me into building the websites for free, but because when you see the requirements which will make Facebook ashamed of themselves, it will make you sick for the rest of the day.
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Oh, come one, show us the assignments! Blank out the company names though.
I once had someone approach me for a quote for their website who refused to tell me what they actually did and what they wanted the site to do. Just wanted an “e-commerce website.” Apparently their idea was so incredible that they were afraid someone else would steal it from them.
I agree with Carl. Show us the assignments! I’d like to add it to my growing list of war stories. LOL