It may not be a 1 to 1 example, but I remember when I first applied for a job at Wal-Mart, even before I was hired, they did pay me to show up for some interview/orientation sessions. And I felt incentive by it to actually show up for the days they wanted me to, and I did the assignments/questionnares they expected me to…
I have seen both paid and unpaid art tests, but I think they should always be paid, the problems with these unpaid art tests is that studios are throwing them around to who ever sends them an email, in 90% of the cases they can make a decision by looking at their portfolio, it doesn't need to be the exact same style or…
I don't know guys, I stand by my opinion that if I were to specifically infer someone to apply and me give them an art test that I should indeed compensate them for their time. I specifically sought them out for their talents and personality; however though, I think the reverse opinion is also true that if you are applying…