It won&#x27;t work better if you give candidates so many tasks that they think, &quot;why bother?&quot; and go for another easier job application process instead. People have other commitments, and we are often told there is a shortage of developers.<p>I have told potential employees as much after they asked for a sample of my work (which I had made available for that purpose), and they after that, they still wanted a three hour exercise done before I had even spoken to anyone.<p>In fact I am about to start a new job in the new year, I had a few interviews, and a couple of jobs that interested me sufficiently. One involved a three hour test, the other asked for a sample for my work. 
Guess which one I took? 
Guess which one the interviewer said they were struggling to find candidates?