Hi all,
I thought I'd ask for some advice in case anyone has come across such instance and whether it is really worth the effort.
Yesterday, I got the news that I made it to the second stage of the interview process for a large UK company. This stage entails a case study. From past experience, case studies are generally 15-20 minutes presentations with a couple of slides. However, this company has requested 10+ slides for the case study to be presented in 30 minutes. The case study revolves around a real issue they are currently facing (lack of framework around a specific subject) and have been trying to implement. My case study would basically be "free" work in the sense that it is supposed to elaborate a strategy as to the implementation of the missing framework. Whilst I understand the logic behind case studies, it is a tremendous amount of work for a 30 minutes interview especially as from my conversation with HR, they have rejected all applicants from the last 6 months because no one was a fit (it is accurate, this role has been coming up in my recommended on LinkedIn since March).
In addition to the above, this company operates in an industry I've never worked in and although I do have experience in the subject matter, my experience revolves around corporates, not consumer (the role is geared towards consumers as opposed to corporates). I therefore have to start from scratch and I'm starting to wonder if it is really worth the hassle, especially as work has been very hectic and I simply don't have the capacity to come up with 10+ slides by Thursday on a matter I don't master. I'm already drowning at work and this is adding more stress. I simply wonder I should take this as a sign not to move forward with the role (it's obviously not a C-suite or Head of function role). It is a managerial role (and I have been wanting to climb the ladder for years now as I'm still stuck at junior level), but again, something is a bit off.
If anyone has encountered something similar, I would appreciate any guidance.
Thank you.
I thought I'd ask for some advice in case anyone has come across such instance and whether it is really worth the effort.
Yesterday, I got the news that I made it to the second stage of the interview process for a large UK company. This stage entails a case study. From past experience, case studies are generally 15-20 minutes presentations with a couple of slides. However, this company has requested 10+ slides for the case study to be presented in 30 minutes. The case study revolves around a real issue they are currently facing (lack of framework around a specific subject) and have been trying to implement. My case study would basically be "free" work in the sense that it is supposed to elaborate a strategy as to the implementation of the missing framework. Whilst I understand the logic behind case studies, it is a tremendous amount of work for a 30 minutes interview especially as from my conversation with HR, they have rejected all applicants from the last 6 months because no one was a fit (it is accurate, this role has been coming up in my recommended on LinkedIn since March).
In addition to the above, this company operates in an industry I've never worked in and although I do have experience in the subject matter, my experience revolves around corporates, not consumer (the role is geared towards consumers as opposed to corporates). I therefore have to start from scratch and I'm starting to wonder if it is really worth the hassle, especially as work has been very hectic and I simply don't have the capacity to come up with 10+ slides by Thursday on a matter I don't master. I'm already drowning at work and this is adding more stress. I simply wonder I should take this as a sign not to move forward with the role (it's obviously not a C-suite or Head of function role). It is a managerial role (and I have been wanting to climb the ladder for years now as I'm still stuck at junior level), but again, something is a bit off.
If anyone has encountered something similar, I would appreciate any guidance.
Thank you.
