I recently applied for a Frontend Engineer position at Fetch online and was contacted by a recruiter soon after, who assigned me a take-home coding exercise. The email mentioned it should take around 3 hours to complete, but that seemed a bit unrealistic for a full front-end application with API calls. It ended up taking me about 4-5 hours, during which I ensured I met all the requirements and even went the extra mile by enhancing the UI/UX and adding additional features. I submitted the project on the same day, but a couple of days later, I received a standard rejection email with no feedback. It was disappointing, especially after investing so much time and effort, and I would have appreciated some insight on what I could have done better for future opportunities. Moving forward, I’ve decided not to do any coding exercises unless I've had at least a phone or video conversation with a recruiter or hiring manager beforehand.