Take-Home Task Ghosting Alert #39

AI Alignment Evaluator (STEM & Software)

Company: Alignerr
35 Days of Silence
1 Interview Round(s)

Candidate Experience Narrative

Candidate passed rigorous proctored technical logic and programming test with over 90% accuracy. Platform displayed 'Congratulations, onboarding queue will open shortly' but remained silent for 35 days with no Slack or portal updates while marketing ads for the exact role ran aggressively on social media. 📋 Uncompensated Assessment Details: 2-hour proctored advanced mathematics and Python algorithm evaluation ⭐ Ghost Severity Rating: 3.79 / 5.0 Rating Analysis: Score driven by unpaid proctored test requirements (4.5), widespread online community reports of ghosting (4.5), and rolling ad refreshes (4.8). Rubric Breakdown: Silence: 4.0/5.0 | Rounds: 2.0/5.0 | Take-Home: 4.5/5.0 | Reposting: 4.8/5.0 | Consensus: 4.5/5.0 🔗 Community Discussion & Evidence: Reddit (430 upvotes, 180 comments) — https://www.reddit.com/r/recruitinghell/comments/1et9420/alignerr_onboarding_purgatory_ghosted/ 🔍 Indeed Footprint: Perpetually Reposted (6+ months). Aggressively advertised across Reddit, LinkedIn, and Indeed simultaneously without active hiring throughput. Community reviews warn of mass assessment harvesting with minimal project allocation.
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