[thelist] Interviewing Process

[Chris Heilmann]

> Hello,
> Could anyone answer a quick question for me about theri interviewing
> process experiences?
> I recently interviewed for a position with a company. The process was:
>    1. Phone interview
>    2. Javascript exercise
>    3. Personal interview
> After the personal interview, which was a technical interview, I
> received an email that requesting:
>     "We have recently created another exercise to give us a better idea
> of our candidates' proficiency level.
>     Due to the fast growth of Company A we would like to create a more
> professional- and corporate-looking website. Please redesign the home
>     page and one additional page of our current public website
> (http://www.companya.com) in what you think would give us a more
> professional     and corporate look. These two pages should be
> functional HTML pages with whatever CSS and JavaScript is needed for the
> pages. Please     feel free to use the existing text, screen shots, and
> company logo that I have attached to assist you in creating these pages.
> You may use             whatever color palette and fonts you prefer."
> Is this an odd request that I should be concnerned about?

I am currently interviewing people here for my IA department and all we do
is send an HTML/JS/CSS/XSLT test. This is also what I got when I applied
for jobs.

This request could either be a very thorough indeed one or a cheap way to
get work done for them. Depending on the size and how interesting the job
and the company is for you, go for it. It certainly is not a standard
practice, and asking a lot of applicants though.

Don't give too much without seeing the benefit, underselling yourself is
one of the biggest mistake of junior developers.

HTH
Chris
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