I am so tired of bullshit employment personality quizzes

@MarkPaul how the hell does selecting one of 3 adjectives listed reveal your true intentions/motivations/preferences?? Most of the time those adjectives have no relation to one another and you could just as easily guess which ones they want to hear as answer honestly… also keep in mind that this does not replace interviews, more often than not it’s used to determine whether or not to give you an interview in the first place, which is bullshit because most of the time they are set up in a way where you could not accurately represent yourself if you tried.

One real example of an item I encountered on an assessment where I had to rank 3 phrases in order of what best describes me to what least describes me:

• My opinions are always based on facts not emotions
• I can see the advantages and disadvantages of an approach
• I have no problem working on several tasks at the same time

Like realistically, what useful information would they gather from what order you put them in? Which one is the most important? Least important? Would it even make a difference whether you answer honestly or try and give the answer you think they want to hear?

What about:

• I find it difficult to identify why other people behave the way they do
• I sometimes do not focus on securing new business when opportunities arise
• I do not take criticism very well

Do you really wanna say that any of those are like you? Do you know for sure what’s the better answer? The worst answer? Does the employer even know what answers they should be looking for? Do they even look at your answers? Or is it just a way to filter out people who aren’t willing to put up with pointless bullshit just to work for their shitty company for shitty pay?

@Zeuro Well, you don't understand the fundamentals of interviewing or the psychology behind it. You see, it's less about the choice you make and it's mostly about the choice you make in context with the other alternatives. It gets into the psychology of the human mind which I have studied quite a bit at the University level. Without that training, it's going to be difficult for you to understand it... which is understandable. So, just take it from me, that is a good way for any business to initially screen proper candidates from ones they should pass on. It's nothing personal.

@itsok that’s so frustrating

@jshm2 I applied on the company website actually

@jackrabbit10 no, or at least not yet. Don’t think I’ve heard back

@BrandonWyatt36 did they say you failed it? How do you know that was the reason?

@Zeuro My sister worked at one of the Walmarts I was trying to get a job at and she took me to her manager and her manager looked at my application and told her "I can't hire him he failed the assessment test in the application"

@BrandonWyatt36 wow wtf

@BritishFailedAesthetic I try, but sometimes it’s hard when they give you shitty options

@Roundandroundwego how would they know what results a communist would have or whether it’s due to their communism? None of the questions they ask are about political ideology. And why would T-mobile care if their employees are communists?

@Zeuro they'd know by testing a communist.
You certainly don't believe it was done! So, like, yup.
You must have like, evidence from the alt reality.

@Roundandroundwego ?? I have no idea what you’re talking about. This isn’t the Cold War, these days a “communist” = blue haired liberal

@Zeuro and I hope you find a job soon it's really tough out there

@NativePortlander1970 WTF are you on about