Are you getting asked to write campaign ideas and launch plans as a take-home interview task? An agency I applied to sent me a task to do after my first round, and ever since I sent in what I think is a pretty great campaign, I haven't heard a single word from them. At this point, I would even just be happy to hear validation about the work I submitted. I feel violated and like my work is going to be used without my permission. How do you go about this exactly?

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I learned my lesson the hard way. Never do free work. They're just using applicants as sources of freelance work now.

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I get that but I also need a job….

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Never do free work. You was taken for a ride, suka.

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Not every agency requesting a copy test is a red flag. I was asked to do a copy test but it was just writing 10 headlines each for two clients of theirs. I got the job :)

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Please say no to free work

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I was asked to do this. It was definitely not real client work. They wanted to see my thinking. Since I was unemployed I was happy to get into it. They gave me positive feedback and the job offer though.

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What's the best website that lists out current agency client rosters? (I've seen this before on FB but can't find the thread. FB - please add search functionality!!)

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