I feel your advice is more directed at employers than the OP.
As a job candidate, refusing to participate in interviews that involve code assessments is going to severely limit your career, since the vast majority of companies make use of code assessments.
I give lots of interviews. If someone refuses the assessment, I have to fail them. HR says we have a legal obligation to interview al candidates for a given permission with the same format and criteria for evaluation. I imagine most companies are the same.
I think there definitely an opportunity for employers who can evaluate candidates without code assessments to get talent at bargain prices, but IMHO refuse code assessments is bad career advice.
As a job candidate, refusing to participate in interviews that involve code assessments is going to severely limit your career, since the vast majority of companies make use of code assessments.
I give lots of interviews. If someone refuses the assessment, I have to fail them. HR says we have a legal obligation to interview al candidates for a given permission with the same format and criteria for evaluation. I imagine most companies are the same.
I think there definitely an opportunity for employers who can evaluate candidates without code assessments to get talent at bargain prices, but IMHO refuse code assessments is bad career advice.