# Paid test assignments and a timeline you can set a watch to.

**[WIN]** — by Anonymous · tech sector · via r/developersIndia

A Reddit user described an interview process with a US startup that felt almost alien in 2025. It began with a short introductory call — no gauntlet of screening rounds. Next came two test assignments, both compensated. Then a single one-on-one interview and a group discussion. Every step had a communicated deadline, and every deadline was met. The CTO had reached out after noticing the candidate's project at a global hackathon. "Even if they reject me," the candidate wrote, "it'll feel fair, because they valued my effort." The post contrasted this with the "circus" of typical hiring: endless rounds, unpaid homework, and weeks of silence. Thousands on r/developersIndia agreed.

*Source: [r/developersIndia · viral via Business Today](https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/trends/story/indian-interviews-feel-like-a-circus-viral-post-praises-us-startups-fair-paid-hiring-process-497022-2025-10-06)*
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