Had an initial zoom interview, which I thought went well. I was then asked to complete an editing assignment, which I believed that I was to be paid for. Turns out I wasted 3 hours on an editing job only to be rejected and unpaid. I am furious!

It was ridicolous. First I had to record a 5 minutes video to summarize my experiences. Then I did an interview which went very well. After a week they tell me I am supposed to do a test assignment after which they say "if the assignmet goes well, you will be hired immediately". Knowing for sure that I did the assignment well, I waited, and avoided taking other interviews. Except it was a lie. After nearly two weeks of wait, during which they tell me they're evaluating "all assignments" (so not just mine) they rejected me telling me they chose "another candidate who aligns more closely to our needs". So it wasn't about the (unpaid) 2.5-hours long assignment. I was competing with other candidates all along. I wasted one full month in total, several hours for the interview, assignment and recording a decent video, only to find out that someone else was "more suitable for the role". Very unprofessional and very dishonest, to say the least.