I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Assisted Living Magazine in Apr 2025
Interview
I never received any response after completing the assignment, which required a significant amount of time and effort. It’s disappointing and unprofessional to ask candidates to do unpaid work and then ghost them entirely. It feels exploitative and misleading — not the kind of behavior you’d expect from a company that claims to be one of the fastest-growing startups in NYC.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical Task (max 2 hours):
1. Initial Step:
• Visit assists.com on a mobile device.
• Choose any page on the site.
2. Performance Inspection:
• Use tools like Lighthouse, DevTools, and check Core Web Vitals.
• Identify technical issues, such as:
• Load speed problems
• DOM structure inefficiencies
• Unused CSS/JavaScript
• Render-blocking resources
• Plugin bloat
3. Propose WordPress-side Solutions:
• PHP/template file changes
• Plugin replacements
• functions.php adjustments
• Caching configurations
4. Submission Format (choose one):
• A short Loom video (max 5 minutes)
• A bullet-point write-up explaining what you’d fix and why