The company that said it pays candidates, and didn't
The brief ran to about fifteen requirements and was described as a couple of hours’ work. It took days. The response, when it came, was “no thanks.”
The company had said in public that it pays candidates for every stage, regardless of outcome.
Most employers in this archive never promised anything. This one had said in
public that it paid candidates for every stage, whatever the outcome. The gap
between a stated policy and a candidate’s actual experience is the most
checkable claim in hiring, and almost nobody checks it.