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Well, I did. Every one of 'em. Mostly I remember the last one. The wild finish. A guy standing on a station platform in the rain with a comical look in his face because his insides have been kicked out. -Rick
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Originally posted by OhioFiler View PostHow does one pass a personality test? Or better yet, how does one NOT pass a personality test?Filed Joint, No Asset, > $100,000 Unsecured Ch.7 6/7/13 ~~ 341 Meeting 7/15/13 ~~ Discharged 9/16/13 !!
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Originally posted by Pizza View PostPersonality traits that are provided don't match an employer's standards (whatever they are).Well, I did. Every one of 'em. Mostly I remember the last one. The wild finish. A guy standing on a station platform in the rain with a comical look in his face because his insides have been kicked out. -Rick
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Originally posted by OhioFiler View PostIt is not possible to pass or fail a personality test. The test is administered as a tool to determine one's personality profile. There is no pass or fail. There is merely a result.You can't take a picture of this. It's already gone. ~~Nate, Six Feet Under
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Originally posted by OhioFiler View PostIt is not possible to pass or fail a personality test. The test is administered as a tool to determine one's personality profile. There is no pass or fail. There is merely a result.Filed Joint, No Asset, > $100,000 Unsecured Ch.7 6/7/13 ~~ 341 Meeting 7/15/13 ~~ Discharged 9/16/13 !!
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So one can fail to get a job based on one's personality as determined by a standardized test. This does not qualify as passing or failing the test.
How typical is it for an employer to use standardized personality tests to determine one's ability to perform a job? I've never taken one as a condition for employment.Well, I did. Every one of 'em. Mostly I remember the last one. The wild finish. A guy standing on a station platform in the rain with a comical look in his face because his insides have been kicked out. -Rick
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Originally posted by OhioFiler View PostSo one can fail to get a job based on one's personality as determined by a standardized test. This does not qualify as passing or failing the test.
How typical is it for an employer to use standardized personality tests to determine one's ability to perform a job? I've never taken one as a condition for employment.
I am not sure why you are quibbling about the semantics of what it means to "fail" a personality test. If you want a job, and your psychological profile deems you unsuitable for that job, then you have "failed" at your goal of getting that job. Where is the confusion?You can't take a picture of this. It's already gone. ~~Nate, Six Feet Under
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Originally posted by backtoschool View PostPersonality profiling is a very common occurrence on Wall Street. I, and everyone I worked with had some sort of profiling done at some point in our careers.
I am not sure why you are quibbling about the semantics of what it means to "fail" a personality test. If you want a job, and your psychological profile deems you unsuitable for that job, then you have "failed" at your goal of getting that job. Where is the confusion?
There is no way to fail a personality test. One is only classified by such a test.
Let us say the test determines one is a sociopath and the employer hires that individual. Did the test taker pass or fail the test?Well, I did. Every one of 'em. Mostly I remember the last one. The wild finish. A guy standing on a station platform in the rain with a comical look in his face because his insides have been kicked out. -Rick
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Originally posted by OhioFiler View PostI'm not sure why you are quibbling about those semantics either.
There is no way to fail a personality test. One is only classified by such a test.
Let us say the test determines one is a sociopath and the employer hires that individual. Did the test taker pass or fail the test?You can't take a picture of this. It's already gone. ~~Nate, Six Feet Under
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It's a fairly common practice, often disguised as a survey, generally to show how you feel about staying overtime, how much initiative you have, what your sense of entitlement is, and other 'quirks' that employers take into consideration before hiring.
No, it's not a pass/fail as far as a 'test' is concerned, but you may 'fail' to get the job as a result (as backtoschool mentioned).
More collectively, these background/credit/physical/personality, etc etc.. checks are used as a large body of evidence against hiring 90 of the 100 candidates. Some information is relevant, some not so much. Now if the position you are applying for only has 2 or 3 appicants, your bad credit may be compared against 1 felony and 1 verified lie about a degree. Generally, however, there are many applicants these days, and checks are a cheap way to shred a pile of applications without reading further into the applicants. YMMV.Filed Joint, No Asset, > $100,000 Unsecured Ch.7 6/7/13 ~~ 341 Meeting 7/15/13 ~~ Discharged 9/16/13 !!
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I am not sure...lol... The tests all differ, and we looked them up on line. They ask a lot of question to determine if you are a good "fit" for the job you have been doing for 20 years when you apply for one just like the one you are doing.. or maybe to see if you fit their corporate culture. Our best friend who was a GM for dealerships for years could not pass them either, but he is still at his job knocking em dead as dealerships go. And my old boss here at this job flunked his, so they had to "tutor" him to help him pass so he could keep his job.. lol... You can find a lot about them on the internet... many companies use them and many in the past say they don't work, while a few others like the Hunt family says they do... hunt as in dealerships.. not catsup... lol
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It is happening, as I have mentioned.. in fact petsmart use to give them and the person I know that applied had help passing it so she could get the job.. totally dumb tests. People who are doing the jobs can not pass them in many cases, and people who have done like jobs are also failing them.. and yes, by failling I mean failing to qualify for the job. When they really like you, and then have to pass you over because corporate says you must pass the test, or match the qualities they are looking for, something is wrong. His background was great, held his gross, improve performance and has years under his belt.. at the time our credit was great too.. but poof the job offer was gone due to the test... The GM really wanted him too... and he would still be there, and I would not be posting on this board because we would have paid our bills ...
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Depends ... did they get the job? If they did not get the job then they failed to pass the personality test in a manner that the end result would be a job. If he would have gotten the job he would have passed it.. basically sematics is picking at scabs..... the end result is failing to get the job because of the test so it is a failure..
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Originally posted by momisery View PostDepends ... did they get the job? If they did not get the job then they failed to pass the personality test in a manner that the end result would be a job. If he would have gotten the job he would have passed it.. basically sematics is picking at scabs..... the end result is failing to get the job because of the test so it is a failure..
Sure, I love staying overtime
I love it when the boss control me
I *REALLY* enjoy low pay and no chance at promotion
I would never file a lawsuit if the chemicals gave me cancer
I never go to lunch at an awkward time
I would leave my child unattended to do this job
blah blah blah blah blah
Don't stand facing the wind....Filed Joint, No Asset, > $100,000 Unsecured Ch.7 6/7/13 ~~ 341 Meeting 7/15/13 ~~ Discharged 9/16/13 !!
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I would much rather be subjected to a personality test that a credit check. You may have the knowledge to do a job, but you may have the personality that will cause issues in getting the job done. I.E. Sales people have to be outgoing and not introverted.
whether you filed bankruptcy or not should have no bearing on hiring. And if the company you are applying to or it predecessor has filed bankruptcy even more so. That's kind of hypocritical for a company that at some point in it's history to have a bankruptcy, yet not hire people because they have a bankruptcy on record or bad credit.March 2009 - Filed Ch 13 April 2009 - 341 Meeting
Sept 2009 - Confirmed April 2014 Plan completed May 2014 - Discharged!!
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