The interview process started fine with a standard phone screen, but the take-home assignment was a major red flag. They asked for 7–10 real profiles for three of their currently active job openings, including a 3 point of why each person was a match. A quick test of sourcing skills is normal, but asking a candidate to hand over up to 30 highly targeted profiles for active roles feels less like an assessment and more like getting free sourcing work to pad their pipeline.
My gut feeling was right when I saw the exact same role re-posted two months later. If you interview here, just be aware that their 'test' directly benefits their internal database at your expense. If a company wants to test your sourcing ability, they should use hypothetical scenarios or old roles, not have applicants do free recruiting work for their current openings.