Failed a job personality evaluation test....

[Red Squirrel]

Tech support requires to be very patient. It's not the irates that piss me off (I find their funny tbh) it's the one that are retarded clueless. Like the ones that thing you can see their computer or can unplug and replug their modem REMOTELY. I actually had someone who got all anoyed with me when I asked to power cycle the modem. She's like "well that's why I called you, so YOU can fix it. It's locked up in a room. Can't you unplug from where you are?"

Then there's people you try to setup a gotoassist session with you and they have trouble typing a two letter domain name to get to the support page and break out "Can't you just remote in and do it?" I wish I could send lightning through the phone to kill people like that.

Though I find a personality test is quite stupid. A test, and a real life situation is two different things. Personality related questions can be hard to answer as opposed to actually applying something in a real life situation.

 

[BoomerD]

When you tear up the questionaire and use your Kabar to nail the pieces to the interviewers desk...it usually answers lots of their questions for them.:shocked:

I usually get the job in spite of that.:roll:


See OP, and you thought we were lying to you all this time...;

 

[Oceandevi]

Originally posted by: ric1287
they trick you with the "levels" of agree/disagree.

Always answer agree or disagree. Never use "strongly" cause if you get the question again and don't use strongly, you lose.

lies. I just answer the way that makes me look normal. Its easy as pie. Just try to be a boring normal person.

 

[Skeeedunt]

Whoa OP, take it easy. What's with all the unchecked hostility? That's not going to get you anywhere.

 

[edro]

You idiot!

You aren't supposed to say Yes to: "Have you ever taken anything from work, even a pen or pad of paper?"

 

[TheVrolok]

Originally posted by: PrinceofWands

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: Ocguy31
Basically they ask the same question over and over in a different way, and if you answer differently, you suck.
1. You can make good decisions when under a deadline - Strongly Agree
57. You handle pressure situations well - Disagree

QFT. This is exactly what they are. TONS of people fail the ones I administrate, it is very sad.

Because those two questions are asking different things.

If you give me a deadline for a paper I'll probably wait until the last few days to do it.
If you put me in a warehouse to do a search for intruders I'll do very well.

It's NOT the same thing, despite what the test givers would have you believe. The real problem is that tests like this are incapable of accounting for people with creative perceptions, or exceptional intelligence, IF they answer truthfully. So either you lie to get the job, you're stupid to get the job, or you're anything else and fail the test.

Agreed completely. I'm usually amused when taking these tests because I can see what answers the test givers want to me to give based on this question rephrasing thought, but if one gives any more than a moment of though it's clear that they were in no way the same question. Come on test givers, really?

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

wow, cablevision pays crap for a phone support job.
be happy you didn't get the job. dealing with irate nerds who complain about their CS ping times on a regular basis doesn't sound like it's worth $13/hr.

 

[nRollo]

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: Ocguy31
Basically they ask the same question over and over in a different way, and if you answer differently, you suck.
1. You can make good decisions when under a deadline - Strongly Agree
57. You handle pressure situations well - Disagree

QFT. This is exactly what they are. TONS of people fail the ones I administrate, it is very sad.

One of my degrees is a BA-Psch. <wince>

I don't know what is more sad:

Taking one of those meaningless assinine tests or actually believing they test anything relevant.

Bleh. Pop pseudoscience FTL.

Evadman jots down "Rollo's anti social tendencies make him a poor risk". Rollo's company jots down "Rollo made us craploads of money for tenth year straight, didn't call in sick in once last six years".

 

[yhelothar]

Originally posted by: nRollo

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: Ocguy31
Basically they ask the same question over and over in a different way, and if you answer differently, you suck.
1. You can make good decisions when under a deadline - Strongly Agree
57. You handle pressure situations well - Disagree

QFT. This is exactly what they are. TONS of people fail the ones I administrate, it is very sad.

One of my degrees is a BA-Psch. <wince>

I don't know what is more sad:

Taking one of those meaningless assinine tests or actually believing they test anything relevant.

Bleh. Pop pseudoscience FTL.

Evadman jots down "Rollo's anti social tendencies make him a poor risk". Rollo's company jots down "Rollo made us craploads of money for tenth year straight, didn't call in sick in once last six years".

That argument works unless the job has to deal with customer service.. then it's highly improbable that evadman's test shows anti social tendencies while in reality, you're a really great customer service rep.

Obviously the test isn't perfect, but I can see how large companies that receive a high volume of applicants(ex: bestbuy) would use such a contraption.

 

[darkxshade]

You would've passed easily with the following line:

"I'm a people person. I deal with the customers so the engineers don't have to. Don't you get that? What the hell is wrong with you people"

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: nRollo

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: Ocguy31
Basically they ask the same question over and over in a different way, and if you answer differently, you suck.
1. You can make good decisions when under a deadline - Strongly Agree
57. You handle pressure situations well - Disagree

QFT. This is exactly what they are. TONS of people fail the ones I administrate, it is very sad.

One of my degrees is a BA-Psch. <wince>

I don't know what is more sad:

Taking one of those meaningless assinine tests or actually believing they test anything relevant.

Bleh. Pop pseudoscience FTL.

Evadman jots down "Rollo's anti social tendencies make him a poor risk". Rollo's company jots down "Rollo made us craploads of money for tenth year straight, didn't call in sick in once last six years".

yea basically the only tests that are worth anything are related to job skills directly relevant to the job in question. the rest is nonsense do i like you bs/interviewer on a power trip "i has good character judgment" self jerkoff.

 

[Train]

Do you understand you will have to use patience when dealing with dissatisfied customers?

Yes.

Do you post at any of the following internet message boards: 4Chan, ATOT, Slashdot....

-Yes

I'm sorry you have failed.

 

[KlokWyze]

Originally posted by: ric1287
they trick you with the "levels" of agree/disagree.

Always answer agree or disagree. Never use "strongly" cause if you get the question again and don't use strongly, you lose.

yeah, its not that simple as a lot of you people are implying. It's mostly common sense accept for the fact that you can't put "strongly-*****" too much OR contradict your answers, which can easily happen when they ask you 100 questions & you are probably lying the whole time anyway..... IE using common sense.

 

[venkman]

If I were in HR, my personality test would be 1 question.

Do you post on 4chan?

 

[enyce2k9]

Thank you all for the replies.

From your inputs and this Article I guess its fair to conclude that in a way I failed at something.

I should have done some research on that test before taking it, Maybe the real test was to see how do I prepare for certain tasks.

 

[imported_Imp]

Originally posted by: astroidea

Originally posted by: nRollo

One of my degrees is a BA-Psch. <wince>

I don't know what is more sad:

Taking one of those meaningless assinine tests or actually believing they test anything relevant.

Bleh. Pop pseudoscience FTL.

Evadman jots down "Rollo's anti social tendencies make him a poor risk". Rollo's company jots down "Rollo made us craploads of money for tenth year straight, didn't call in sick in once last six years".

That argument works unless the job has to deal with customer service.. then it's highly improbable that evadman's test shows anti social tendencies while in reality, you're a really great customer service rep.

Obviously the test isn't perfect, but I can see how large companies that receive a high volume of applicants(ex: bestbuy) would use such a contraption.

Ha, I'm an introvert and can appear to be irritable (actually kinda am) and anti-social. However, put me in a customer service situation (I've worked frontline crap before) and I'll never be more polite or helpful.

Those tests are stupid, but so are most standardized and even non-standardized tests. It's either to much subjectivity or too situational.

 

[PrinceofWands]

Originally posted by: Imp

Originally posted by: astroidea

Originally posted by: nRollo

One of my degrees is a BA-Psch. <wince>

I don't know what is more sad:

Taking one of those meaningless assinine tests or actually believing they test anything relevant.

Bleh. Pop pseudoscience FTL.

Evadman jots down "Rollo's anti social tendencies make him a poor risk". Rollo's company jots down "Rollo made us craploads of money for tenth year straight, didn't call in sick in once last six years".

That argument works unless the job has to deal with customer service.. then it's highly improbable that evadman's test shows anti social tendencies while in reality, you're a really great customer service rep.

Obviously the test isn't perfect, but I can see how large companies that receive a high volume of applicants(ex: bestbuy) would use such a contraption.

Ha, I'm an introvert and can appear to be irritable (actually kinda am) and anti-social. However, put me in a customer service situation (I've worked frontline crap before) and I'll never be more polite or helpful.

Those tests are stupid, but so are most standardized and even non-standardized tests. It's either to much subjectivity or too situational.

Same situation. I am a COMPLETE introvert. However I am also eloquent, am a powerful public speaker, am very good with people, am perfectly polite, etc. Just because I score introverted on a personality sorter doesn't mean I'm not perfectly suited to the job in question - because the warrants underlying the test are faulty.

 

[Nerva]

i think it's pretty difficult to fake because there are usually time stamps associated with those tests, meaning they look at how long it took you to finish. i had to do one a couple of month ago, not only did my test have to match the profile of the hedge fund, it also had to match the profile of the portfolio manager i would work with.

it was a pretty strange test, had a lot of SAT type questions on there. nothing you can do.

 

[Tweak155]

I do tech support out of home for ~23 an hr plus OT and bonus and benefits for 4 days a week.

No personality test required for this job.

Although they may request a bailout soon due to overpaying employees...

 

[Zee]

Q: is it ok to wear a black trenchcoat to work after a day of frustrating calls?
A: Strongly agree

FAIL

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

$13.75/hr in NYC? What does that get you? A cardboard box to live in?

 

[DangerAardvark]

Ahh, the modern job application process is teaching us how to lie consistently. American values FTW.

 

[Koing]

I've not had to do one for any job.

I've had a verbal reasoning to see that I can read a passage and get some basic info out of it.

Koing

 

[rubix]

i took that lame test twice and failed both times. one was for a job at a polling place (call people, ask questions) and one was for doing security at an airport (watch stuff go through scanner).

i don't get it. all i did was answer everything completely honestly and rationally. i will never apply to a job that requires those tests again. f them.

like six months after the airport security one there was an article in the newspaper that most of their newly hired people at that airport had to all be fired because they were all either illegal immigrants or incompetent or something like that.

 

[aceO07]

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
$13.75/hr in NYC? What does that get you? A cardboard box to live in?

It's possible as long as you don't live by yourself AND in Manhattan.