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Chief
“Sounds great. My rate is $$$/hr or $$$/day.”
This ☝️
Yea, don’t do free work for them. Companies kill me with that. Simply say you appreciate the consideration, but you’ve decided on a different path.
Rising Star
One of those in-house roles? I’ve been politely blunt. “With my schedule, it’s tough to devote time to a 15-minute presentation for an interview. My resume and portfolio are designed to give you a better impression of my skills than a 15 minute presentation.”
They’ll likely say how “other candidates do it”. But screw it. Those people were desperate, you’re not.
Definitely tell them why you’re declining. They need to hear that not everyone is willing to do free work.
Chief
^ Exactly.
“Sorry, I have to respectfully decline. I have to look into other opportunities that are a better fit. Thanks for your time.”
Pro
What’s the agency?
😳 That’s ridiculous. Definitely tell them why.
Omg I just stumbled on here because I was just asked AFTER 2 stellar interviews to now prepare a 3 DAY presentation for the hiring manager. They literally said “don’t spend more than 3 days as we’d like all candidates to have same amount of time” and want me to do it on Monday meaning I spend me weekend preparing this presentation..
I have 10+ years in the industry, I find it incredibly rude you think I work over my weekend for free, but also have a conversation and gauge my experience there. So disrespectful. I plan to tell the recruiter exactly why I’m not continuing and good luck to the other candidates.