Categories
Antiwork

Assessments for a job -especially before an interview is ridiculous

Okay so looking for new jobs and find a few positions I qualify for with a certain company so I apply. The company has great scores and reviews on Glassdoor so I start to feel confident. I hear back pretty quickly from a recruiter at the company and she lets me know that I will have to do an assessment. 30 minute Technical Assessment and 30 minute personality assessment….. wtf. So I do it. The “technical assessment” wasn't even technical, basic math and then stupid pattern questions. The personality was just as torturous as it's 100 questions that are so similar it drives you mad by the end. Oh well, it's done now maybe to the next step? Nope. I applied for 3 engineer positions so I am informed that I have to take the assessments FOR EACH POSITION. And then to top it off, the next step in the…


Okay so looking for new jobs and find a few positions I qualify for with a certain company so I apply. The company has great scores and reviews on Glassdoor so I start to feel confident. I hear back pretty quickly from a recruiter at the company and she lets me know that I will have to do an assessment. 30 minute Technical Assessment and 30 minute personality assessment….. wtf. So I do it. The “technical assessment” wasn't even technical, basic math and then stupid pattern questions. The personality was just as torturous as it's 100 questions that are so similar it drives you mad by the end. Oh well, it's done now maybe to the next step?

Nope. I applied for 3 engineer positions so I am informed that I have to take the assessments FOR EACH POSITION. And then to top it off, the next step in the process is a live assessment with a hiring manager before even getting to an interview.

I'm out.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *