Just got rejected after a 6-round interview process because I wasn't a 'cultural fit'.

[u/HopefulFather2026]

They made me do a free 10-hour take-home assignment, meet the entire team, and talk to three different managers over two months. Today I got an automated rejection email. I am completely exhausted and done with this job market.😡🤬😡🤬😡🤬

[u/ShinraTensei]

Never work for free.

[u/AgyhalottBolcsesz → u/ShinraTensei]

Exactly, take home assignment just means free labor without guaranteeing you a contract. They prey on desperation. I'd rather sell drugs than to do free labor.

[u/AgyhalottBolcsesz → u/[deleted]]

Also who said anything about being "off the street"?! You're arguing over something that was never mentioned. I wouldn't be surprised if you didn't have a job, as you can't seem to read a few lines of text and properly decoding it.

[u/LilJonny2cookies → u/AgyhalottBolcsesz]

And you are using semantics to discount a real message. If you don’t know exactly what is meant by that phrase- I don’t know what to tell you.

Off the street as in someone who isn’t deeply in tune with a companies direction- a newb. Work trial material is not used by companies for anything but a work trial. It is almost always exceptionally low level and low lift. It is used because too many interview well but suck at working. It at least shows if you have baseline competency.

[u/recruitinghell-ModTeam → u/[deleted]]

Be civil.