# Candidate's Promo Video Appears on Company Social Media After Rejection

**[TRUE STORY]** — by Marketing professional · via r/recruitinghell

A marketing candidate applied for a social media role that required two interviews and two assessments, including a full promotional video. After being rejected, she discovered her exact video concept -- bar for bar -- published on the company's social channels, simply re-recorded with in-house staff. "I am furious," she posted on r/recruitinghell. Reddit commenters are urging her to pursue a copyright claim.

*Source: [r/recruitinghell · via Economic Times](https://m.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/jobseeker-submits-project-during-interview-process-boss-ends-up-stealing-it-after-rejecting-him-i-am-furious/amp_articleshow/130979210.cms)*
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