Ask HN: Having trouble getting senior applicants, wondering what to do about it
> Take-home technical assignment (~4h) or similar at candidate's choosingIf I can get a similarly-paying job at a place that doesn't do this, I'll skip you.Many seniors (actual seniors, not 3-years-of-experience seniors) have a network and can say "hey I'm looking" and instantly have multiple options that won't have them do more than talk to the team and manager for an hour or two. If that.