Used my work, gave no pay, no offer, and no clarity
Pros
Nothing at all in this company
Cons
As part of the hiring process for a Talent Acquisition role, I was asked to complete what turned out to be a full live work assignment. screening 300+ resumes, building a shortlist, conducting real candidate interviews, and presenting the findings directly to the founders. This was not a take-home case study; it was the company's actual recruitment work, and the output was used. After all of that: no compensation, no full-time offer, and barely any closure. At no stage was there clarity on the role, the compensation band, or the process timeline. Information stayed vague and kept shifting. There was no clear vision for the function or the company that they could articulate to a candidate they were expecting real deliverables from. Candidate time and effort were simply not respected.
