Interview expectations: employer asking for detailed presentation...

[Startingagainandagain]

I applied for a part-time, temp freelance role with a charity (Fundraising and marketing).

I have been offered an interview but they said it will involve a 10 minute presentation on the 'key components of a marketing and fundraising strategy for the next 3 years'.

Am I right to think that this is taking the piss?

My reaction is to cancel the interview and tell them that this is what they should be paying for/what they are hiring a consultant/freelancer to do (do research, create a strategy and start implementing it) not something they should ask of candidates at the interview stage.

It sounds to me like they just want some free advice from everyone.

I can see you’ve moved on but to me this is totally normal.

A 'key components of a marketing and fundraising strategy for the next 3 years' presentation should be about communicating your approach to strategy development and defining objectives, impact evaluation etc.

I’ve applied for and recruited for these type of roles. I wouldn’t hire someone without doing this. i don’t steal people’s ideas because at interview stage they don’t know enough about the organisation to have anything worth stealing! They can however explain how they would do the work and that gives a much better idea of whether someone is worth employing than a CV.

Also it’s not unusual for a strategy development project to be a short term role with the BAU role then being permanent.

@kistanbul it is a lot of work, alongside preparing for an interview. There is no way I would entertain it for a temporary job.