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What places are hiring like crazy rn?
Anyone hiring Project Mangers or Scrum Masters?
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AR is just silly
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anyone supply chain company hiring 👀
What companies pay for grad school?
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What places are hiring like crazy rn?
Anyone hiring Project Mangers or Scrum Masters?
AR is just silly
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Bowl Leader
anyone supply chain company hiring 👀
What companies pay for grad school?
They still have to pay you if your perform actual work for them.
I remember a place wanted me to do a week long trial lasting 45h (no compensation) to see if I was suitable for the role. Luckily the staff there told me before I left the building to not do it as they had done it to a few others and then told them that they weren't suitable for the position.
Hi! Instructional designer here. One job asked me to create a course and small assessment but it was for a random topic like “my favorite fictional character.” I didn’t get the job that time. The one I have now asked for an example of my thought process during the interview if they were to ask for a curriculum about “the mating habits of the Mexican fruit bat” (another random topic considering my company is in hospitality.) neither of the times it was about the actual company’s industry. I would fee un of operable working for free. Ask them if the test run is compensated.
Red flag. Nope. Working alongside the team and doing actual work for the company is literally the job they haven't given you yet. Also - if that's what they do in the interview process, how much extra outside of job scope stuff will you be thrown into once you get there?
maybe go back and say you'd be happy to work on a mock project or provide examples of past work and walk them through your process, however you would not be comfortable in performing the aspects or responsibilities of the job without a signed employment contract in place.
I have only done that with people in my same company wanting to transfer to my department from other plants. We do a “look and see” trip of one week and during that time I assign them a small project to see how they work and assess some of the skills they say the possess. At the end of the week, they do the presentation of the results (which I also use to assess presentation skills). But again, these have been internal transfers or promotions, so no free labor.
It's not that unusual for certain roles; I have been asked to do a short presentation several times when applying for a role that includes facilitation/delivery. And the amount of time is not unusual; to get into my current role, I went through a total of 9 hours of interviews, 6 of them in one continuous day. If you can do it - if you won't need to take time off from another job, for instance - and are interested in the job, I would do it. For the most part, I am guessing they are trying to understand how you fit in their culture. It might be just as informative for you as it will be for them. Good luck!
For this type of role - ABSOLUTELY! Much of the skills needed for something like this can't truly be conveyed on a resume or even in an interview sometimes. I'd feel much more comfortable hiring for a role like this knowing I have seen the person in a little of the action.