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Hi All--twice in one day I’ve seen jobs for customer marketing or community management that want a portfolio website with examples of my work and the associated business outcomes just to apply. Pass?
I don’t even send in cover letters anymore LOL
full portfolio just to apply seems like a huge ask
Yeah, I don’t do cover letters either @Jake Sotir 🙂
And the salary is very low at one… and it’s a series A start-up with under 300 people. Interestingly they have already had 300+ senior level applicants.
Really the worst to date was the company that wanted me to complete an aptitude test just to have a phone screen with them.
I’m still ruminating on this request and would love to hear what others think would be most appropriate. “Please provide a portfolio of your work, including the business outcomes associated with the activities you have used in the past to drive community engagement.”
Are they trying to get free ideas from a desperate pool of job seekers (the role is new, they don’t have a community platform selected yet, the hiring manager doesn’t have a customer marketing background)?
Would it be appropriate to simply give them a description of a content calendar, types of communications employed, cadence, and targeting? My small amount of time spent managing a community had a much more organic execution which was pretty flexible so long as broader goals were met. Lots of tools and levers to get the outcomes I wanted…so not really a repeatable model. Does this make sense to anyone?