The interview questions posed by Reedsy aim to gauge the candidate's personality and individuality, with inquiries such as: - "Why are you interested in Reedsy's mission?" - "When would you be available? Would it be full-time? Where are you based?" - "What's your rate or current salary expectations?" - "What's your favorite Giphy?" - A prompt to complete a specific assignment (shared via a GitHub link) within the coming week, with a note that it will be compensated if the candidate is hired. These questions are designed to understand the candidate's motivations, availability, financial expectations, and personality. However, there appears to be a contradiction in the recruitment process. Despite attempting to portray an image of a modern, human-centric company, the evaluation process seems quite impersonal and automated. This approach can be disheartening for candidates, especially considering the effort required to complete the practical test. The practical test itself involves the creation of an API in Ruby on Rails, with specific tasks like listing store items and their attributes, updating product prices, checking the price of a list of items, and expanding the store to offer discounted prices in certain situations. Given the nature of the recruitment process, which seems at odds with the personal touch suggested by the initial interview questions, developers might find the time and effort invested in such a test may not be worthwhile, especially if seeking a recruitment process that values human interaction and individual candidate consideration.
