> It seems pretty obvious to me that this kind of interviews are simply there to assess how much you want to work for a certain company. As in: would you be willing to study for months, go through mock interviews, read books, test your skills etc. to have a shot at working for us
Or in other words it tests how much free time you have to spend on unpaid activity, which can be a good proxy for ageism.
No kids or mortgage? Then you're a perfect candidate to spend countless unpaid hours studying for months, going through mock interviews, reading books, testing your skills etc. to have a shot at working for us.
This works well for tech companies because many don't care about your experience with languages and frameworks of yore. More so whether you can put in 80 hour work weeks.
Or in other words it tests how much free time you have to spend on unpaid activity, which can be a good proxy for ageism.
No kids or mortgage? Then you're a perfect candidate to spend countless unpaid hours studying for months, going through mock interviews, reading books, testing your skills etc. to have a shot at working for us.
This works well for tech companies because many don't care about your experience with languages and frameworks of yore. More so whether you can put in 80 hour work weeks.