Last step in a company’s vetting process is a “project”… where to draw the line?

I’m in the late stages of interviewing at a manufacturing company to work as a market/growth analyst. This would be my first DS role out of grad school and I’ve experienced firsthand how garbage the job market is right now.

That said, I’ve been told that the penultimate/last stage of their process is some sort of project. I honestly don’t remember entirely what the HR person told me, but something about getting 24 hours to accomplish some sort of task …

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