Assessment: When job interviews turn into free labour

Job seekers are increasingly facing exploitative interview tests that blur the line between fair assessment and free labour.

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Early last month, Karen Thaba, a digital marketer, was approached by an agency to apply for a social media role and content creator. After she shared, the agency wrote back asking for a full social media strategy plus a two-week content creator calendar in 36 hours for a specific brand as an assignment.

"I checked the brand they requested I make the content for and noticed they could be their client," she recalls.

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