What to Do If an Employer Asks You to Do a “Job Audition”

You’ve applied for a job.

Your resume has passed the first screen; maybe you’ve been interviewed, once, twice, or even more. You might feel you are in the homestretch, with a job offer on the near horizon. Then, a new hurdle appears in your path to a new role.

Enter the job audition — stage left.

It’s become typical for employers, as part of the applicant vetting process, to ask candidates to work on or complete a project, or in some other way demonstrate what they can do and how they do it. This helps the company determine whether a new hire will be a good fit with the company culture and work well with their new teammates, as well as to more objectively measure their skillset. It can even be a way to be more fair to applicants who don’t interview well, or whose resumes are less credentialed.

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