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You did one take home, yes, but are you comfortable doing another one?

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After completing a challenging take-home assignment for a drug store chain, I received a surprising request for another task, this time specifically related to forecasting. While they acknowledged my initial effort, it raised questions about their clarity in hiring needs and expectations. Are they unsure of what they want, or am I being given a second chance to showcase my expertise? This situation feels ambiguous—are they genuinely interested in my insights or simply seeking free analysis?

...what? Interviewing with this drug store chain, they have an interesting forecasting project. Want to bring in an expert to deal with their contractor and bring it in in the future, if the project does well. They don't have anyone that specializes in that at the moment and I happen to have relevant experience that matches their demands very well.

At the end of the interview they asked me to do a take home that was just tangentially related to the position, "we believe in your forecasting expertise but let's see how you handle this analysis and the business logic and domain knowledge etc. OK, I toil away at it for like 3 days straight then finally sent it in. Two days pass and I message the recruiter. "How would you feel if we asked you to do another take-home, now forecasting-related? It would be more illustrative. Oh, the one you already did was alright".

So, what gives? They don't know what they want? I failed the first one but they want to give me another chance? There's no role and they just want to get some insights for free? Did you guys have any similar experiences and how did it end?

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