I had a recruiter call that last 15 minutes and was told to complete a case study. I completed the study, a bespoke marketing strategy. It took hours. I received a boiler plate rejection email after submitting it. No feedback and no response to my request. I feel like I was robbed of my expertise, almost feels illegal.
I applied online. I interviewed at Inkitt in Mar 2025
Interview
Recruiter, hiring manager, assignment. I declined the assignment which was — GET THIS — “a comprehensive marketing plan with three complete campaign strategies.” They either have no idea what they’re doing or they’re looking for spec work. I’d like to give them the benefit of the doubt, but when I declined to pursue it further and gave a polite explanation of why, I received no response.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Usual stuff — mostly work history, they didn’t get too far into ideas for the company (and the hiring manager clearly didn’t like it when I gave her feedback on their existing materials).
After the first five minutes or so, the interviewer started checking emails for the next 30 minutes (no eye contact, clearly scrolling screen). It would have been more respectful to end the interview early if it was clear that there was no mutual fit.