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Occulis
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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 Posted: 11/23/04 - 15:04 Post subject: Weird job requests
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One job I interviewed for called me back a day later. "Can you provide us with a sample of our own content in your style?" They asked.
"Sure!" I happily agreed. So I worked a while (about 10 hours) on their site and sent my new layout to them.
"Wow!" They cried. "Neat!" They cheered. "Come in for another interview!" They exclaimed. So I went in for a 2nd interview.
At the end of the second interview, my interviewer told me it was down to 3 people (out of 70ish) and I was one of those 3. He said he'd be in contact with me either way.
So he calls today and he's like, "Hey! Got a list of references? I'll email you a request for them, okay?"
I'm like, "w00t" because my references are hot like hotcakes.
Then I get this email:
| Quote: | From: Blah
Subject: I need your references.
Please see the attached document, it should be turned into a newsletter and emailed back to me. Graphics should be added to balance content with a look and feel.
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... wtf?
... okay... so now they want more work done for them before they decide to hire me? Two interviews, ~10 hours of writing a demo, and now another task?
Good enough, I guess. I already did it before whining about it here, but doesn't it seem strange?
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Paco
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Joined: 13 Oct 2002
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Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Posted: 11/23/04 - 15:07 Post subject:
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New member of Dimmu Borgir, me:
your photoshop skillz sux0r compared to mine! hahaha
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Occulis
RealPoor Jedi
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Location: Moral Relativity Central
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Posted: 11/23/04 - 15:10 Post subject:
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woa
What part of that did you do in photoshop? Or is that a normal pic?
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Nictathan
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
Posts: 5531
Location: here... where I am... not with you
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Posted: 11/23/04 - 15:22 Post subject:
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They're just getting free work out of you.
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sinrakin
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Posted: 11/23/04 - 15:23 Post subject:
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It's a trick question; they're trying to see if you're a p***y. You should tell them to f**k off, so they'll respect you. Or better yet, fill the newsletter with photoshopped pics of the interviewer having **** with farm animals and fat women. Trust me, that will work: they'll know you can't be toyed with, and they'll offer you a huge starting salary. I'm practically certain you can't lose, but post the results.
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Occulis
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Posted: 11/23/04 - 15:24 Post subject:
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Occulis
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Posted: 11/23/04 - 15:26 Post subject:
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| sinrakin wrote: | | It's a trick question; they're trying to see if you're a p***y. You should tell them to f**k off, so they'll respect you. Or better yet, fill the newsletter with photoshopped pics of the interviewer having **** with farm animals and fat women. Trust me, that will work: they'll know you can't be toyed with, and they'll offer you a huge starting salary. I'm practically certain you can't lose, but post the results. |
lol
Well, I thought so too. Instead, I just worked on a minimalist newsletter. Took about 90 minutes and looks pretty good for only being 1.5 hrs of work. If they ask for any more work, it'll be obvious they're not looking to hire me and in that case I"ll just politely thank them for their time and keep applying elsewhere.
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Confused
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Joined: 08 Feb 2004
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Posted: 11/23/04 - 15:29 Post subject:
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| Occulis wrote: | | sinrakin wrote: | | It's a trick question; they're trying to see if you're a p***y. You should tell them to f**k off, so they'll respect you. Or better yet, fill the newsletter with photoshopped pics of the interviewer having **** with farm animals and fat women. Trust me, that will work: they'll know you can't be toyed with, and they'll offer you a huge starting salary. I'm practically certain you can't lose, but post the results. |
lol
Well, I thought so too. Instead, I just worked on a minimalist newsletter. Took about 90 minutes and looks pretty good for only being 1.5 hrs of work. If they ask for any more work, it'll be obvious they're not looking to hire me and in that case I"ll just politely thank them for their time and keep applying elsewhere. |
Why don't you send them one with a watermark across it so that it actually can't be used?
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Occulis
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Posted: 11/23/04 - 15:32 Post subject:
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Hey, that's an idea!  Thanks confusedzor!
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Kurel
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
Posts: 1877
Location: Cali
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Posted: 11/23/04 - 15:38 Post subject:
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Watermark it with goatse, so they won't want to use it.
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Confused
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Posted: 11/23/04 - 15:44 Post subject:
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| Occulis wrote: | | Hey, that's an idea! Thanks confusedzor! |
Send me your first paycheck as my reward.
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