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pipi_k

(21,020 posts)
4. OK so if it were me...
Sat Feb 23, 2013, 03:26 PM
Feb 2013

I probably wouldn't get the job for being a smartass, but I'm not so sure I'd want to work for a bunch of idiots who would ask something like this anyway:



"In previous jobs I had trouble coming to work on time, but that problem is behind me now". Agree or disagree?


Because here what I would do...

I would cross out everything after the word "time" and then circle "disagree".

I never had a problem getting to work on time, so why would I make it look like I did, no matter which choice I made.

The question about Ralph and his single beer with lunch and then having to drive his employer's truck later in the evening...If he's not driving his employer's truck during lunch, he's not being irresponsible. And I would write that in.

Yes/no questions piss me off.

At that point I wouldn't care if I got the job or not, but who knows...maybe that's the type of response they're looking for. Maybe they're looking for someone to challenge stupid test questions...



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Get a copy of the entire test, and rewrite it. kentauros Feb 2013 #1
John is the HappyMe Feb 2013 #3
They wouldn't let me take it out of the building... Ron Obvious Feb 2013 #5
Those questions can determine if you're a replicant. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2013 #2
Those interviews don't end well Duer 157099 Feb 2013 #6
My favourite film! Ron Obvious Feb 2013 #7
OK so if it were me... pipi_k Feb 2013 #4
Who knows what they're testing for.. Ron Obvious Feb 2013 #10
I hate those fucking things too WhoIsNumberNone Feb 2013 #8
I wonder what would happen if you answered them randomly? alarimer Feb 2013 #9
I answered the questions honestly and they STILL hired me graywarrior Feb 2013 #11
You wild beast! davidpdx Feb 2013 #23
If you answered them honestly they wouldn't hire you for being too honest lunatica Feb 2013 #12
Mary should have just Shankapotomus Feb 2013 #13
+1 7wo7rees Feb 2013 #14
I knew I could count Shankapotomus Feb 2013 #16
That's what we're here for. 7wo7rees Feb 2013 #19
I like that idea! Ron Obvious Feb 2013 #17
i would turn to a life of crime datasuspect Feb 2013 #15
A lot of pre-employment hoops are just bizarre. Liberal Veteran Feb 2013 #18
Outdated midwest irish Feb 2013 #20
I think mine was outdated too Ron Obvious Feb 2013 #21
Penny was asked to make five bees in change for a person wanting to take the ferry to Morganville. Liberal Veteran Feb 2013 #22
K&R Jasana Feb 2013 #24
I failed my ethics/personality test the last time I had to take one Nikia Feb 2013 #25
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