I was a little hesitant to interview with a company called Americaneagle.com (C’mon, sell your domain to the outfitters and update your branding to something more modern without “dot com” in the name). Had a quick phone interview with HR the week after applying. Following the phone call, I was instructed to fill out an additional internal application (and to ignore the incorrect position title in the link) which had some essay-style questions. Two weeks after the initial phone call, I had a video interview with some people I’d be working with directly, who were very friendly and answered all my questions about the role. Then I was given an at-home assignment which kind of rubbed me the wrong way because it’s a senior-level position and a realistic prompt (which always makes you wonder if they’re just trying to get people to do work for free…) I understand the reasoning that they’d want to confirm a candidate’s technical and creative skills but my resume and portfolio reflect my skills, which I have spoken about in multiple interviews and applications. If you hire me and find that my skills don’t line up with what I’ve claimed, then you fire me, same as any other position. STOP MAKING CANDIDATES DO ASSIGNMENTS. I considered withdrawing at this point but proceeded mostly out of curiosity to see what an offer may look like. After all that, they scheduled an in-person meeting and I was told I’d need to fill out YET ANOTHER application at their office location (???)… which I declined, because I’m not going to go meet with strangers when I’ve spent the past year avoiding my friends and family for the sake of everyone’s health during a pandemic. To be clear: I’m not expecting a fully remote position forever. I would expect to work in-person after vaccinations are widely available. This is something we discussed in both my phone interview and video interview. Other companies are interviewing and onboarding remotely. It baffles me that a company would just wily nilly schedule in-person interviews during a pandemic for a position that is expected to be remote for the next 3-6 months at least. After already jumping through too many hoops, this was the last straw and I lost interest in working at Americaneagle.com. Wouldn’t be surprised if the company’s response to this interview process review is “We vet candidates with skills tests and personality tests to make sure it’s a good fit!” Yeah, I get it, but it goes both ways and you’re wasting people’s time and missing out on talented candidates who don’t have the patience to navigate your cumbersome process.