Read the last paragraph. Also on their official site too; https://stripe.com/jobs#designer
Stripe: Redesign status page as part of job application
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Stripe: Redesign status page as part of job application
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Re: Stripe: Redesign status page as part of job application
#2IIRC, this has always been on stripes job page. Always thought it was a clever idea.
Re: Stripe: Redesign status page as part of job application
#3I always wonder when I see things like this -- are there actually people who will work for free just to apply for a job?
I do not mean this as snark. And I certainly would be open to the idea of a trial period or working on an in house project after the interview. But to ask someone to put in hours just for the possibility of an interview seems like a very asymmetric request. Am I off base here?
EDIT: It's probably worth noting that I work more on the software side than the design side.
Re: Stripe: Redesign status page as part of job application
#4Stripe: Do work for us for free, maybe we'll hire you.
Re: Stripe: Redesign status page as part of job application
#5Stripe: Do work for us for free, maybe we'll hire you.
The more I see about Stripe the less I like them.
Re: Stripe: Redesign status page as part of job application
#6I always wonder when I see things like this -- are there actually people who will work for free just to apply for a job? I do not mean this as snark. And I certainly would be open to the idea of a trial period or working on an in house project after the interview. But to ask someone to put in hours just for the possibility of an interview seems like a very asymmetric request. Am I off base here? EDIT: It's probably w…
Well, the page they want you to redesign (https://status.stripe.com/) is nothing too complicated. I imagine a good designer could tackle that in a few hours. Since the unfortunate trend for us developers is to have a bunch of free code out on GitHub before we're seen as worth anything, this actually isn't any more out of line... maybe even less.
Re: Stripe: Redesign status page as part of job application
#7Stripe: Do work for us for free, maybe we'll hire you.
It seems more valid than asking someone to code on a whiteboard. It least here they get to evaluate the candidate on something relevant.
Re: Stripe: Redesign status page as part of job application
#8Maybe this would work better if it came after a phone screen or in person interview, so there's less chance of wasted work. I think the general idea is good though.
Re: Stripe: Redesign status page as part of job application
#9This is just silly. Any good web designer should be able to point to a body of work and that should be enough to test their skills.
Re: Stripe: Redesign status page as part of job application
#10Yay for spec work!