I have my doubts that I'm a top developer (I have a long list of things I'd like to understand/do better in order to consider myself in that category), but I've done and would consider doing a paid audition project.
The problem is that it's not always your choice to make. Noncompete clauses exist, and, if you're outside the state of California, are generally enforceable. I don't know about you, but I'd really rather have a system where taking an interview wasn't a fire-able offence.
The problem is that it's not always your choice to make. Noncompete clauses exist, and, if you're outside the state of California, are generally enforceable. I don't know about you, but I'd really rather have a system where taking an interview wasn't a fire-able offence.