India, July 7 -- In a post on Reddit, a fresher shared how their first-ever job interview turned into a disheartening lesson in modern hiring practices, labelling tests conducted by companies as a "hiring scam" used to extract free labour from hopeful candidates.

"This was my first ever interview. I was nervous but hopeful," the candidate said, adding that after clearing the initial HR round, the company sent them a detailed assignment: 10 LinkedIn posts and 3 blogs based on the topics provided. They were given two days.

Despite the tight deadline, the applicant poured their heart into it and submitted everything on time. The company responded positively-only to request another task. Again, the candidate delivered, hoping this would sea...