> If you think they're good, why not do a paid day of work then?
not many people could take the time away from their current job, so you'd be automatically filtering out people who are currently employed (which, i would imagine, is a signal that they're already sufficiently good).
So only those who could take the time can come to this style of interview, and it introduces a systemic bias.
I never quite got this argument. If someone isn't willing to make time to work on a PAID project, it means they don't want the job bad enough. Take a day of vacation geez...
Most people looking for a new job apply for several before finding a good fit. If this became common practice, it wouldn't be taking a day of vacation, but potentially all of them. Not really practical.
not many people could take the time away from their current job, so you'd be automatically filtering out people who are currently employed (which, i would imagine, is a signal that they're already sufficiently good).
So only those who could take the time can come to this style of interview, and it introduces a systemic bias.