I applied for a job that is asking the candidates to work on a test project for free (4 hours of work) BEFORE a phone screen. This was after I already completed two other "tests" as part of the application. It was not outlined in the job description that this would be the process. So basically, you could go through the application, take a "personality test", an "aptitude test", and then a test project in which you won't get paid and NOT be guaranteed even an interview. Yeah, okay.

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Name and shame.

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posted it below.

These companies will keep making more unreasonable requests unless we all refuse to play along.

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I absolutely refuse this garbage. I will change careers if I have to.

Definitely name them. If not, please at least DM me the company so I can avoid them

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Thank you!

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Yeah, I gotta agree on this one, put the name out there. This is ridiculous

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No. No no no. No free work. Our time and ideas are our currency. We don’t give them these things for free.

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I just had a phone screen for a Senior Graphic Designer role that was identical to the same job I've been doing at a competitor for 20 years. They said that after the 2nd interview with the hiring managers, I'd be asked to complete a 90 minute custom designed brochure. I balked at that suggestion. 90 minutes to design a custom branded brochure is not enough time. And I'm used to working under pressure but this is like the Hunger Games. I'm not an amateur and have a pretty extensive portfolio that shows my design capabilities. Plus my design time costs $$

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Don’t do it. These processes are getting out of hand.

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WOW, and RE WOW

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Nah. This is the same thing as those ai pre screen one way video answer services. HireVue or whatever. If they aren’t willing to put in the bare minimum and talk to you first, fuck em.

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those are red flags 🚩🚩🚩

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Damn, you gotta do it on paper while holding a cold glass of water.

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4 hours out of each of the 12 applicants? that's over a weeks worth of work. Inconsistent results, but still.

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Now I want to apply just to waste their time.

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