How to politely decline an interview because they asked to do a 15-minute presentation with a full marketing plan WITH THE VISUALS

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“Sounds great. My rate is $$$/hr or $$$/day.”

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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.

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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.

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Definitely tell them why you’re declining. They need to hear that not everyone is willing to do free work.

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^ Exactly.

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“Sorry, I have to respectfully decline. I have to look into other opportunities that are a better fit. Thanks for your time.”

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What’s the agency?

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😳 That’s ridiculous. Definitely tell them why.

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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.

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