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Most of the time was spent listening to the interviewer speak, and the test and interview questions were also closely aligned with the job requirements.
There was a lot of preparation required beforehand, and there were also many interview rounds. The parts that required research or answering questions were very time-consuming.
The interview email was written to make the company seem very well-established, and it particularly emphasized that it would not steal interviewees’ ideas, which was chilling.
The company’s English name is Orangenose Studio.
At the time, after I had posted my résumé publicly, the company proactively contacted me by email to invite me to an interview. After I submitted a draft, they asked me to design a UI for free. Basically, it used the same gameplay as other games that had already been released, with only the interface redesigned. (Just to give everyone an idea: trial assignments generally require a fee.)
After seeing many people online say that the company would take interviewees’ ideas, I still approached it with mixed feelings and gave myself a chance to try. After I submitted the work, I heard nothing further.
Some time later, the game newly released by this company was the same game UI they had asked us to design during the interview. As for how this behavior should be defined, I will say no more.
The following explains
After I applied for a design position through a job-search website, the company asked whether I agreed to take an online test.
I agreed, but it took the company almost a week to send an email explaining the test content.
By the time they replied a week later, the applicant's enthusiasm had probably cooled as well.
Moreover, both of the company's replies were sent outside normal working hours (even as late as 10:30 p.m.).
Are they unable to handle emails during normal working hours?
Seeing these various signs, I got the impression that this was a sweatshop-like company that does not value job applicants.
After seeing these circumstances and hearing some rumors, I decided to pass on this company.
1. A company that looks very prestigious
1. They use fake job openings to ask applicants to create UI interfaces for them (they send you an email containing a draft and ask you to help design the interface), using the resulting ideas for inspiration. It feels awful!!!!
They are basically taking advantage of job seekers to get free designs and taking whatever they need from them. This kind of attitude is truly unacceptable!!