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The question should have read "Are most people hypocrites?"

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That sucks that you were denied a position based on a personality test. You're not schizophrenic are you?
 
maybe you just don't have the answers they need (Radio Shack, you have questions, we have blank stares)
 
Originally posted by: FoBoT
maybe you just don't have the answers they need (Radio Shack, you have questions, we have blank stares)
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:laugh:

Don't worry about it too much, OP - you win some, you lose some. :beer:
 
I would tell no one of this. Being rejected by RadioShack is not somethign I would want people to know about me if it were true....
 
When I applied at Walmart I took one of those tests. The interviewer came back and asked about 6-8 of them. I answered saying I couldn't makethe answer entirely one-sided for one reason or another. The questions have tooo many exceptions.
 
Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
Originally posted by: FoBoT
maybe you just don't have the answers they need (Radio Shack, you have questions, we have blank stares)
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:laugh:

Don't worry about it too much, OP - you win some, you lose some. :beer:
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I think you'll be better off, you can find better work for more money, and a less pressured sales environment. This is good for you in the long run
 
I had to take a test like that for an engineering job. It was quite retarded and offensive. the questions were like "what is the highest dollar value item you have ever stolen from an employer?"
 
I'm the manager there. We didn't hire you because you brought an opened beer to the interview.

-Ray Dio Shaq
-General Manager
-Radio Shack Inc
 
I was rejected from working in computers at Staples. Their neighbouring competitor Best Buy hired and loved me off. Now I only go into Staples to hit them with pricematches that make them lose money. Idiots.
 
Same thing happened to me when I first started college and needed a job. I applied at Petsmart, and they gave me one of those type of tests. I apparently didn't answer the questions right, because up to that point, I was in. That was like 10 years ago though, so I'm over it. 😀
 
i think those tests are to weed out the idiots... if you answer truthfully with exceptions in mind, you are too smart for the job and will want raises, etc.

if you answer what they want you to answer, you are a dumbass therefore capable of working a crappy job for low pay
 
Originally posted by: yllus
I was rejected from working in computers at Staples. Their neighbouring competitor Best Buy hired and loved me off. Now I only go into Staples to hit them with pricematches that make them lose money. Idiots.
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If they also payed you in money, sweet!!!

 
Originally posted by: archcommus
Well hearing others' stories of a similar situation makes me feel better, at least. I still feel like a dumbass, though. Figured I should be smart enough to know what they want.

I wonder how I passed that test for Sears, then? Guess I just got lucky.

How do think it should be approached, then? Should you answer all questions with the assumption that people don't do bad things? i.e., "People often use politeness to hide their real intentions," answer: disagree, people never do that.
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I applied for Mervyn's last summer and there was a test very similar to the one you're describing....I answered the questions truthfully, not "politely". I did get the job (it took them forever to actually get me hired, but that's a separate issue and because the people who worked at that store were idiots...😛)
 
Originally posted by: archcommus
Well hearing others' stories of a similar situation makes me feel better, at least. I still feel like a dumbass, though. Figured I should be smart enough to know what they want.

I wonder how I passed that test for Sears, then? Guess I just got lucky.

How do think it should be approached, then? Should you answer all questions with the assumption that people don't do bad things? i.e., "People often use politeness to hide their real intentions," answer: disagree, people never do that.
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I would lie my ass off and tell them what they want to hear. For that politeness question you asked I would have disagreed just because if you agree it makes it seem as you will hide you r anger in and might blow up one day, another reason which I think is more accurate is that if a customer comes in acting polite you might think their intentions are otherwise, meaning you won't treat them with respect and show gratitude.

Edited: Wordplay.
 
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