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The 60-Minute Trap: Why Modern Live Coding Interviews Filter for the Wrong Thing
Take-homes are being replaced by 60-minute live coding interviews with two engineers watching. Senior developers are publicly pushing back. Here's what that format actually measures — and what you can do instead.
17 Apr 20267 min
The Candidate Feedback Gap: Why Your Best Applicants Ghost After Take-Home Tests
Developers are spending hours on take-home tests and hearing nothing back. The data shows this silence is costing employers their best candidates — and their reputation.
29 Mar 20267 min
The Real Cost of Manual Tech Test Reviews
Manual code reviews in hiring consume far more time and money than most teams realise. Here is what the data says and what you can do about it.
15 Mar 20264 min