Quick rant: Why do I have to submit a 10 slider with 3 rounds of interviews for a company I had never heard about 5 days ago?
This is my first attempt at switching jobs and it's so freaking painful. Is something like an assignment necessary?
P.S - I'm NOT interviewing for a tech role where you might have to showcase coding skills
If an organisation is asking you to submit an assignment in its very first round then just run in the opposite direction since they are most likely scouting for ideas and not looking to hire. In most cases it's just the HR being asked to do the sweet talking with zero intent. Sometimes even the co-founders (they're clueless, trust me) will reach out to you directly with an assignment in the very first conversation and will ghost you after receiving ideas.
If you have cleared multiple rounds where each peer/hiring manager has spent considerable time and are asking for an assignment, there is a good chance that your candidature is progressing, and it's worth giving it a shot. There's also a good chance the team members who interviewed you may like you in this process and you can still get through with an above average assignment.
Design or pm?
None, strategy
Absolutely true. Companies who gave me an assignment in the first round, didn't get back to me after that, not even a rejection mail, just simply ghosted me once I submitted the assignment. I am very sure they are scouting for ideas and might be using the assignment work done by candidates in their products. You're right. I will never do an assignment in the first round from here on.
I did an assignment recently for 5Paisa and Houzeo and they completely ghosted me, never got any update and both of these companies are from Mumbai.
If it's 5Paisa or Houzeo, just don't do any assignments. In fact, I would suggest not to do any assignments for a Mumbai based tech company, they are here to exploit candidates and pay very low money to employees and expect too much work.
Use it as a part of your portfolio. If you don't get selected, improve it, make a blog out of it and when reaching out to the next recruiter, send it to them as a portfolio
Not sure if it works in favour.
I have made a few assignments (non tech) and presented them on call than sending over mail. I don’t want them to have copies of my hard work.
