Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Person-frickin'-ality Tests

I'll start with a little about myself. I have been a stay at home mom for 13 years and now I'm hoping to find a part time job to fill up my incredibly boring days. Yes, I know, very bad time for me to decide to go back to work. But anyway, that's what I'm doing. I figured, how hard can it be to get a job at some retail store or mall job? Very hard if you've been out of work for 13 years I guess. So I'm sure many of you out there must have been through the whole "online application process"..... WTF is up with these personality tests they give you? I have filled out so many online apps and each time I am hit with a 200 question test. I think I am a very nice, friendly, outgoing person, but apparently the computer thinks otherwise. I have answered these test openly and honestly but I don't get a call for an interview. Even for a part time cashier position!! Can it be that my "personality test" is affecting my getting an interview? So I decided to go and apply for a job and answered all the questions on the test dishonestly, on another one I answered neutral to every question. Still nothing. So basically a computer decides if you are a good enough and honest enough person to work at a particular company. No chance whatsoever to go and let them see who you are in person anymore because the computer says you have no personality so no you can't work there. I have also run into filling out an online app for a job that I am very qualified for and 40 minutes of answering all their questions later the computer tells me I'm not qualified for the job. LOL Allrightie then.... Please, if anyone knows how to pass these tests let me know. I really am a nice person, very honest, good dresser, friendly person. I'd just like a chance to show someone that, not a damn computer!!! Have a splendid day!

2 comments:

  1. Don't answer neutral! Just be ya self ;-) I bet that would work just fine!

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  2. Now see, I said I answered them honestly for all but the last 2 and still got nowhere. They just don't work!!!

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