You get sent a cold email requiring you to complete a coding test. No human interaction, all setup and done on your own time. You are required to give the website access to your camera and desktop to ensure you're not cheating.
I very much dislike this process as it gives the employer all the advantage in this situation. For example, I can't even ask questions to determine if I'm a good fit or not. I have to straight up do a test.
Upon completing the test, I have still not heard back. No failure message, no success. I wasted 2 hours on this test. It's been two weeks with no reply. I even followed up and nothing...
Companies need to stop doing this kind of hiring process. They want to talk about "culture" and "family", but it's not a good start when the relationship begins with automation. The role is highly technical, so it's not like they were fielding thousands of applicants for which automation was required.