I had an interview last Thursday and a pretty lengthy case study that’s due today. Did not finish it in time, should I ask for an extension or just forget it? Not sure if I would accept the job anyway

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Remove yourself from the candidate pool because 1) you didn't finish in the allotted time, and 2) you don't want to work at the type of organization that uses lengthy case studies in their recruitment process anyway.

Doing case interviews is fine. Giving extensive homework assignments to prospective employees is obnoxious. It's either busy work that shows a lack of respect for candidates' time, or it's asking for free labor.

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Thanks M1! Great advice

Or..the company thought not all people perform equally in a 1 hour case study. Instead let’s truly test how smart and resourceful candidates are by giving them a real taste of how it is to work here.

And you didn’t make enough time to finish your case study. If you weren’t interested why did you apply?

Am interested just would take a significant pay cut. I’m working 80+ hours weeks and weekends (not bragging, this is why I want to switch) so it’s difficult to make time for the case study.

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