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Hiring Series: Free Labor

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 Life Is Work - Ep 64 - Hiring: Doing Work For FreeCo-hosts, Producers:Danielle Stenger Cameron Navarro, LMSW  Mel’s Mindful Minute: 35:00Melanie Wilmoth Navarro, LMSW, RYT, TSTSY-FOwner, Lead Facilitator - Whole Moon Wellnesswholemoonwellness@gmail.com Contact Info:WebsiteEmailTwitter Instagram Music:Intro - King Must Die, by Picnic LightningMMM Transitions - Sur, by Picnic LightningOutro - Pa’lante, by Hurray for the Riff Raff Doing Work For FreeRESULT: To continue our hiring series by addressing a common phenomenon - asking candidates to do work for free to show their skills. We will talk about how it usually works, some common issues, and how to be more thoughtful and intentional about this practice. DanecdoteHave had a few experiences with this personallyCreated a workshop for teenagers on bullyingThe grown adults I was interviewing with “acted” like teenagers, threw things at me, called me names, etc. during my workshop to see how I took itHad to bring in a kind of portfolio of a successful project to show how I managed it from beginning to end (extra work because obviously no one at current job needed a document like this)Had to facilitate a meeting in real time while different ppl on the interview panel “played” different parts to see how I would maneuver themHad to PAY to interview to be a lifeguard (training) Someone I know was actually put to work on an /actual/ current project at the company,  ALL DAY, to hear their thoughts and brainstorming around a project they were trying to solve to get an “outside” perspective and then did not hire them. R U FOR REALProtein - Main Event - Topic d’jourDoing Work For FreeIntention: For hiring managers to see the translation of what you describe in your application to how you can apply those skills in real timeImplication: I see what you wrote here - I’d like to see you prove it in real timeHow it usually worksBring in some work you have done before (the softest ask)PortfolioExamples of work - correspondence, link to videos/website/etcPrepare something specifically for this interviewWorkshopsShort presentationsA response to a problem of some kindA surprise work assignment‘We will ask you do something like xyz, will provide the full details during the interview’Or it’s just a surprise entirelyHere’s a problem, take some time to show us what you would do to solve it IssuesThis is time and thought and intention and work to ask someone to do without compensating themWe are proponents of gift economy (giving what you can, not ‘quantifying’ everything with a dollar value), and also that is not the system that we live in. We live in a system where we need our time to turn into points to pay for our lives. Asking people to do things for free without return is no small thingTHIS IS SO STRESSFULInterviews are already stressful (as mentioned), and by also asking candidates to do extra work, it adds another layer of preparation/stress to an already difficult experienceThe implicit “prove it” of the intention - like, “i see you said you know how to do xyz - prove it”Regardless of intention, the impact can feel like aggression and mistrust - a tough way to start out a new relationship with a potential new employeeThe existence of doing work for free as part of the job interview is composed of two parts:An inherent distrust of the candidate - that what they tell you they can do and what they can actually do don’t alignA challenge for candidates to ‘get ahead’ of one another. Getting ahead is a mantra of capitalism - and by telling candidates to create work for you, this is their opportunity to ‘get ahead’ of other candidates. It is a way to perpetuate a system where there is only room for a few at the top. You are looking for the right person to fill the role - there is nothing wrong with that - but by requiring candidates to do extra work outside of what is already going on in their own lives (and if they are applying for a job, there is a guarantee that there is a stress of some kind in their lives), you are assuming that they also have access to a lot of other things:Time to do the work without payAccess to technology to make whatever it is “look” professionalExperience with a work culture like yours that would allow them to know what you are looking for Essentially, if you are an organization that says you are “equal opportunity” - consider how your hiring practices address and are intentional about that commitment How to Do Better - Mindset ChangeAssume positive intentEvery candidate is doing their best, wants to find meaningful work and provide for themselves and their communityHiring managers - related to what we mentioned in our interview episode - be fully aware of the power you have in the room and use it to support candidatesEvery candidate has skills and expertise to offer a position and an organization. It may not be this position or this organization, but every person who is going ...

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