The recruiter sent me an email on Linkedin.com.

I had a phone screen with the recruiter, and he sent me a link for a code challenge. I submitted the code and got feedback from the dev team. They basically told me I am not a good fit.

Most of the feedback was fair and objective; however, one comment just got on my nerves.

The exact wording is "HTML is a DIV wonderland". Maybe I am too sensitive, but I did feel some laughter when the guy/gal wrote that comment.

Also, if you are really desperate to get a job from Thumbtack, you better spend 4 to 6 hours to get your code perfectly written because they will pick on every detail of your code.

And remember, even though you spend 3, 4, or 6 hours on the code challenge, it doesn't mean they will give you a ticket for another phone or onsite interview. So, if you don't want to accept the fact that you might waste 4 or 6 hours writing code without getting an onsite interview, forget about this position. Go spend the time hunting for another one.

BTW, I feel that the recruiter could be more responsive in replying to emails. In some instances, I never got a confirmation email or reply from him.

In conclusion, the company is not a good fit for me!