Job candidates withdraw from final interview after hiring manager sends them an assignment that requires hours of unpaid work: ‘I find [it] very unprofessional’

How much unpaid work do you think you provided for all the companies you interviewed for?

The last time I was looking for a job, the assignment a company I was interviewing for gave me was to come up with ideas for their social media accounts. I came up with really funny ideas, if I do say so myself, so I was not surprised when they told me we were moving forward with the hiring process.

I was surprised when I looked at their social media account before the final interview and saw they used my idea and made it into a post. At first, I thought it was a good sign, an indication that I would get the job, but when they eventually told me they were going with another candidate, I was actually quite annoyed. Not only did they use my ideas, but they didn't even hire me. They took what they needed from me and tossed me aside, and I wish I had confronted them about it.

Similarly to what the job candidate in the story below did.

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During the final round of interviews, this candidate was sent an assignment that would require an ‘insane amount of work’ to complete. This made them realize that if this is the unpaid assignment, they don't want to know what the actual work looks like.
They also didn't hesitate to mention that when they withdrew the application…
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I just withdrew from a final interview and told them why they are a walking red flag.

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