I would agree if I didn't have a reasonable body of work of either OSS software I have written or large OSS projects I have contributed to. The two together demonstrate I can make whatever I want from scratch and that I can work well enough with others to be part of something bigger.
The fact I still get ridiculous coding "exams" etc or pointless take-homes makes me think that most of our industry still doesn't take attracting and hiring actually good talent very seriously.
The fact I still get ridiculous coding "exams" etc or pointless take-homes makes me think that most of our industry still doesn't take attracting and hiring actually good talent very seriously.