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I’ve seen a few companies do this as a way to test how someone would do in the actual role working with the team. Factually speaking, this would be the best way to interview because it is no longer hypothetical. However it is a bit of a departure from the norm
No! I stupidly did this 12 years ago for a nonprofit company in Seattle. I participated in a brainstorming activity on the first day. They liked an idea I had for tracking their fleet vehicles and had me create the spreadsheet and templates on the second day. They "decided to go in a different direction"....using my design and template and plan.
I had a friend of a friend that worked there and shared with me about the new fleet vehicle policy and tracker a few weeks later.
a Division of Dartmouth Hitchcock did the same to me. I lost a lot of respect for the organization.
I haven't heard that a company will pay you before you are part of the company. If they do so, it is nice. I don't think you should worry about it. I think that should be the norm.
That's odd. This is the first I have hear of a five-hour long interview. This is clearly far from normal.
It’s usual in higher education for interviews to be 5-8 hours (or more!) with presentations etc… and maybe some other industries too I’m not sure….but working days before being hired? Absolutely not.
No that is not normal. Two half days unpaid? No thanks.
I’m curious…what position does this role report to?
Uhmm. Nope. Not a normal practice. This is a big red flag and you should walk away.
definitely not normal for an hr position, ive only had to do that when i worked in childcare.
however it may be a good way for you to access the position and company culture before committing to the offer so i do think you should go along with it if you really like the company.
it does seem like a much after so many interviews (including on site which id argue is not very normal anymore either post pandemic)
No. An offer must be extended with employment terms prior to you reporting to perform any work whatsoever.
Wow, never heard of such an extensive interview process. Do you get a good feeling from this company? Is this somewhere you would see yourself working?
I would push back respectfully to the request. Stating that if the process you have already endured and time spent is not enough to make a decision then we may not be right for each other.
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Not a good start they want free labour to take your ideas and not hire you 🤔don’t bother
It is not normal and huge red flag.
That's strange! Why would they need an interview that long? That's an unwise usage of time.
I was asked to come in for a few hours on a busy morning 7:00 to 10:00. I wanted to actually, to see if I wanted to work there. I got the job and love working there.
I didn’t mind giving up 3 hours, days?
There’s a huge liability to their request, not to mention..what if you were injured on the job during the 2 or more days? Who’s covering that cost?
Check with the Department of Labor, website or phone . Their very helpful and knowledgeable.
Perhaps it’s an opportunity for you to receive a realistic job preview shadowing a peer — that way, you can see the work environment, meet other potential colleagues and key business partners, and get a sense for the work culture. It’s great for you because if you find out it wasn’t what you thought it was, you can simply turn the offer down. No harm, no foul. They must have been pretty impressed with you to invite you in before you commit. There’s no downside here. Go for it!
No. Hard pass!
I would turn them down and say you're not interested in working unless they give you an actual offer. It's very weird and I find that only terrible managers and companies try to pull these weird things.
No it is not normal. You are better off doing a Contract-to-hire to make sure you want to work for them. Future employers will understand this better than working for them as an FTE and it does not work out for whatever reason (like two half days).
I’ve been 20+ years in HR (all in Canada) and I’ve never heard of this. I don’t think it would even be legal here. This feels shady and unnecessary. You should check out askamanager.org - she has great advice on interviewing and you’ll see from similar questions people have asked her that she would say the same thing: this is not normal!
This is too much. I think the process is so exhausting. Do you have other offers?