A global client side interview today — HR person said the interview process will be 3 months with a “fake assignment” case study due at the end in which I would present to a panel of executives on zoom. WTF

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Plot twist - that fake assignment is very real and they’re desperate for your free thinking.

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“Great. My hourly rate for the assignment is $200/hr.”

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There needs to be a law passed that makes this predatory free labor behavior illegal. It’s only going to get worse as AI continues to threaten human livelihood.

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Pass!!!!

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"Looks like we need a 3 month contract, but I don't want to pay a freelancer and that unpaid intern stuff isn't really flying these days."

"OK, this is gonna sound crazy, but hear me out."

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New policy: All job interviews will also be actual jobs.

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I read somewhere about a new law that ghosting will soon be illegal. Federal (Truth in Job Advertising & Accountability Act - TJAAA): A proposed federal bill aims to ban ghost jobs and mandate transparency

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A job at an in-house agency for a major Pharma company did exactly this to me. I told them I don’t work for free on principle, they would have to compensate me for me to do that. You should tell them the same.

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Did they pay you?

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