A recruiter reached out to me via LinkedIn about two open roles on the Creative Excellence team. After a short conversation (~20 minutes), she said she thought I'd be a perfect fit for two open roles and set up my in-person interview for as soon as possible. I asked to be scheduled for an afternoon at the end of the day, but they said I had to come in 12pm - 3pm... in the middle of the workday... So, I went in and met with about 8 people over the course of 3 hours in the middle of the work day. Everyone on the team seemed really nice and I had great conversations with all of them. I was asked to complete a case study afterwards, consisting of writing a paper analyzing an ad and create a PPT report based on data they gave me. All in all, the case study probably took me 5-7 hours to create over a weekend (they only gave me 3 days to do it), which was a considerable amount of time. I felt I did a good job on it and after submitting it, I have heard absolutely nothing. It's been over a month. After they asked me take so much time out of the work day and had me spend hours on a case study, they have not so much as called or emailed to say I did not receive the job. I'm assuming at this point this is the case, but I was very shocked as how unprofessional and rude this behavior is. At this point, any sort of excitement or desire for this job has absolutely vanished. I would never want to work for a company that does not have the decency to tell a candidate "No" after bringing them in person for 3 hours and then asking them to dedicate another 7 on a case study.
