I was reached out to by a hiring manager from an agency that I've always thought was cool. I had my first round and have been given a take-home test. I appreciate them because they give me a glimpse into what the real job will entail, but when I went to the agency's website, there were no openings posted. I don't want to get trapped in some free work agenda. Would you ask about it?

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Never heard of an agency give you take home materials, seems like they want free work.

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Any test or assignment in my experience is a red flag unless of course they're paying you to do it?

Let them know you're happy to do it but it'd take so many hours and give them your hourly rate.

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Editors often take editorial tests to prove they’re at least base-level competent. Is the work for a current brand or something from years ago?

What kind of take-home test?

I absolutely would. The free work scam is rampant these days

Often jobs aren’t posted but the test after just one screening is a flag. Can you ask to meet more of the team before doing the test? Ie more real humans.

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