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M Mechanism (M-019)
Exogenous (No Agency)

Take-Home Evaluation Fatigue & Asymmetry

Reviewers perform hurried 5-minute scans of complex 15-hour take-home projects, missing subtle architectural patterns and tests.

Classification Facets

Actor Locus: hiring-manager
Nature: noise
Visibility: opaque
Removability: none

Structural Funnel Gates (Barriers) Where Mechanism Operates

B-006: Take-Home / Work Sample Evaluation Stage: technical

Observable Signals Emitted (Artifacts)

A-006 Fidelity: noise
Take-home assignment exceeding reasonable stated scope
A-002 Fidelity: euphemism
Generic "closer alignment" rejection template

Explicit Forensic Non-Inferences:

  • Take-home rejection under evaluation fatigue does not measure true software engineering craftsmanship.

Causal Graph Relations

Amplifies (Increases likelihood of):
M-012: Interview Resource & Scheduling Saturation
Masks (Provides plausible cover for):
M-001: Genuine Technical Skill Shortfall
Member of Causal Loops:
L-002: Take-Home Opportunity-Cost Saturation Loop

Targeted System Interventions:

I-006: Strict Take-Home Timebox & Blinded Evaluation Rubric

Enforce strict 3-hour scope limits on take-homes, compensate candidates for extended samples, and grade submissions blind.
Machine-readable static endpoint: /api/v1/mechanisms/M-019.json