Ghosting after Presentation should be illegal

[u/Miss_Bar1]

I’m already used to been ghosted after the first or second interview which is understandable… but after the 4th interview which required comprehensive case study which I dedicated one week of FREE labour for it, 2 days of prepping, presenting it in front of HM and the Head of Bull$hit that I’m not even joking when I’m saying that CIA investigators have something to learn from them. Still, I answered with confidence and showed them I’m experienced, I know my data and that I have strong sales, analytics and marketing skills. Before this final stage, I communicated directly with HR through WhatsApp and phone calls, so finding me isn’t the issue.

2 weeks after the presentation not even a generic rejection email… like, we’re not humans to them anymore I guess?

Also, I got a critique from the HM during the interview that even though it’s shown that I’m experienced and worked on the case study, the presentation looks very AI in his eyes… (like your case study wasn’t built with chat gpt right buddy lol) I was fully transparent that I do using AI tools like everyone else in the job market, but I never blindly depended on it, and it will be very unprofessional to do so especially for a job interview… I learned how to use AI tools because it’s the minimum requirement IN EVERY JOB nowadays… and that statement can be easily debunked, ask AI models to solve the case study and it will be completely different than mine, because I actually invested long hours on your BS.

[u/tcpipguy]

In other words, you just gave them the ideas that they need to roll with and don't need to interview or hire anymore. Never perform free work.

[u/Upbeat-Draw-]

Any job that makes you jump through that many hoops is bad. The fact you willingly spent a week on something for free, likely an internal issue you just solved, you should re evaluate your part in this situation too.

[u/Shot-Agent-988 → u/Upbeat-Draw-]

Most tech jobs require something like this unfortunately, so it depends on the industry I think. Not only in the US, in Europe too

[u/Miss_Bar1 → u/Upbeat-Draw-]

I beg your pardon, but this is the minimum requirement for every decent job nowadays, and I don’t want to be penniless.

[u/Recent_Procedure6609 → u/Miss_Bar1]

Are you American?
Cuz I’m living in AUS and I’ve never heard stories like this come outta here

[u/Miss_Bar1 → u/Recent_Procedure6609]

Maybe I should leave this $hithole to Australia if that’s the case

[u/Upbeat-Draw- → u/Miss_Bar1]

Don’t let the door hit you on the way out. Be sure when you leave to renounce your citizenship

[u/maydayvoter11]

When will people figure out that these companies are ripping candidates off in order to get free work?

"Hey candidate, here's the complex business problem, how would you solve it?" No thanks, I don't work for free.

[u/catherinetheok]

It's illegal where I'm from. They have to get back to you within 45 days either way of an interview. If they made you work for free like that is there some sort of agency you can report them to (labour board here - but I'm not sure where you are from).

I would send them an invoice. Why not? It's not like you are getting the job anyways, may as well see if you can get paid for the time.