Company I'm interviewing for is asking me to respond to a creative challenge as part of the interview process.

They're requesting platform ideas with responses in the ATL, digital, and content spaces. I find this quite odd given they approached me first rather than the other way around, and to ask for a creative task at the senior leadership level is strange to me.

How should I approach this? Say no? Spend no more than 1-2 hours on the task for a topline response and send with an NDA?

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That’s shady. I don’t know how bad you want want the job but it’s a weird ask and could say a lot about the company or team. I say no NDA. You accept and treat it seriously or say no. I vote no (you have a full-time gig or are too busy).

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