(Speaking in a personal capacity of course) I like the idea of using interviews and work tasks to help the organisation and help EA priorities etc. Consulting a variety of perspectives and backgrounds can be very useful, and otherwise we can end up wasting a lot of time, effort and insight in the job seeking and hiring process.
As as an interviewee I was sometimes frustrated when I put in a lot of work into a task I ~knew was not actually used/useful.
BUT I think these must be compensated and perhaps even generously compensated. Generously: to avoid the impression of being exploitative, and the temptation to do so without considering the value of the interviewee’s time.
(Speaking in a personal capacity of course) I like the idea of using interviews and work tasks to help the organisation and help EA priorities etc. Consulting a variety of perspectives and backgrounds can be very useful, and otherwise we can end up wasting a lot of time, effort and insight in the job seeking and hiring process.
As as an interviewee I was sometimes frustrated when I put in a lot of work into a task I ~knew was not actually used/useful.
BUT I think these must be compensated and perhaps even generously compensated. Generously: to avoid the impression of being exploitative, and the temptation to do so without considering the value of the interviewee’s time.