We would like to interview you? It’s at 3am!
March 3, 2010 smileswch
Would you goto a 3am interview? or Would you consider observing /working an entire shift w/o being paid. My lastest temp assignment wants to put this into a play. Did I mention its unpaid?
Therefore, the person would see the ins and out of the shift. In this market, Folks might comply with it. I was like umm I dont think so ! Also if i dont the job, it’s 8 hrs of my life .. I cant get back.. *singing* I lost on jeopardy baby! ..
Supposedly, this is a common practice in this field.
Observation does wonders! Also it could be a weed out process.. Folks become comfortable in a setting by the 4th hour..
If you want a job, you may have to above and beyond for a job! Would you be really to do this?
Entry Filed under: job search, Temp Chronicles and tagged: 3rd shift interview, job, observing or working 8 hrs without pay
1. missdisplaced&hellip | March 4, 2010 at 2:59 pm
I sometimes get this is my field too and learned NOT to do it. Some years ago, I was asked to come in and work at some Big Fancy AdAgency to work for a “trial” day, which was supposed to be paid. What an awful day! I was treated worse than a temp, and of course they never paid me for my 8 hours! NEVER AGAIN. Same thing goes if they ask you to design a “test project” for them. It’s just a way of getting free work from unsuspecting designers.