Ruby On Rails Developer Interview Experience - Atlanta, Georgia
March 1, 2016
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Initial phone call Take-home assignment Follow-up phone call
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Mostly discussed coding practices. Then they showed me code samples, and I showed them my code samples.
They then asked that I perform a take-home assignment. I usually don't agree to these things, as they tend to be a waste of time, but they offered to pay me $300 and promised it would only take about 3 hours.
The take-home assignment actually took all weekend to complete, even in the most minimal form. It seems part of the analysis was how I would respond to a client with big dreams and small budgets.
During the follow-up interview, they frequently complimented me on what a great job I did. They even paid me the $300 (less PayPal fees – classy move).
Then they vanished into the ether.
If you value your time, I'd suggest staying away.
Questions
Am I equally comfortable with the front-end of the Rails stack as I am with the backend?
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Calendly's interview process for their Ruby On Rails Developer roles in Atlanta, Georgia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Calendly's Ruby On Rails Developer interview process in Atlanta, Georgia.
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