I applied for a content creator role and had a chat with a co-founder, which gave me great insight into their company culture and expectations. As part of the process, I also completed an assignment that allowed me to showcase my skills. Although I didn’t get the job, the experience was positive—I gained valuable feedback and, learned more about myself. It was inspiring to interact with a team so committed to fostering a collaborative environment.

Was asked by their Founder to see confidential work I'm currently working on, at the company I'm at now, in a similar field, with no notice. Was turned down because they didn't like the work I asked to do, by my manager. Unless you're the CEO...you don't CHOOSE what your daily work is. Anybody who isn't out of touch would know this. Dodged a bullet. If you want the above, just hire one of your competitors, and don't ask candidates to break GDPR's or non-competes to try and get a job.