Why Tech Job Interviews Became Such a Nightmare

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Abstraction: Tech hiring shift toward grueling interviews amid post-pandemic layoffs

Key points:

Over 400,000 tech jobs shed since start of 2022; tech sector unemployment at 2.3% per CompTIA vs. 3.7% overall US
Meta specifically flagged for down-leveling candidates and offering salaries up to $50,000 below comparable roles at other Big Tech firms
Interviewing.io analyzed 20 Meta offers and found stark pattern of lowball offers exploiting lack of competing bids
CoderPad CEO recommends capping take-home tests at 90 minutes to 2 hours; long tests bias against candidates with caregiving responsibilities
Balance of power has shifted to employers, causing overcorrection from pandemic-era over-hiring
Collaborative live-coding problems recommended over solo take-home builds as better predictors of actual work fit

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