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		andrewflnr on Oct 22, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dear Startups: stop asking me math puzzles to figu... Where is the line between a coding test and a "work-sample" test? Does a coding test become a work-sample test just by virtue of resembling a task you would do on the job? Is it a function of scale of the task?

jtheory on Oct 23, 2013 [–]

A coding test in which they're writing code you could actually use in your business is a work sample test.

If it's more than a 10-minute job, you should be paying for them for the work.

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