Massively Important about job assessments!

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Supersega
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30 Jun 2011, 11:52 pm

Recently while looking for a new job, especially online, I discovered that after I filled out my information I was directed to answer questions in an online assessment. After about a dozen of these with no calls back, I became curious as to the nature of these assessments. It seems that these assessments rate peoples personalities. I must have been failing them. Just to see, I filled out the next three assessments with my answers differently. I answered the questions as if I were someone who had empathy for others and loved being around people. Guess what happened? I received calls from all three companies wanting interviews.

My advice to all of you like me....pretend you have empathy, caring, and a deep concern for others and you will have a better chance at passing these assessments which are clearly anti-autistic-employee assessments in my opinion!! !



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01 Jul 2011, 2:51 am

Indeed assessments and interviews do not actually measure the real you but instead your acting abilities. They do for everyone, autie, aspie, NT. I think this is because life does force you to act quite often, especially in a job, to do things you hate, so they consider that skill most important.


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02 Jul 2011, 6:16 pm

I've both told the truth and lied on the personality assessment tests. I don't get a call-back either way. It's very difficult for me to even get an interview.



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02 Jul 2011, 7:52 pm

I failed the job assessment for Walmart. 8O



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05 Jul 2011, 1:32 am

VIDEODROME wrote:
I failed the job assessment for Walmart. 8O


So did I. Either that, or I was overqualified. Most of the time, Walmart hires people who barely speak English, have few if any job prospects, have been on welfare or other government assistance, and whatnot.