Your Hiring Process Is a Mirror

2026-05-07 Your Hiring Process Is a Mirror I was approached for a senior Rails role through a staffing agency. The evaluation was three stages: a take-home coding test, a live coding test, and a shop talk. I&rsquo;ve been building software for 30 years. I declined and told the recruiter exactly why. Two Negative Signals I understand agencies need margin, and I was willing to flex on comp to…