seaweasel
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Hi
Has anyone had any luck getting an interview after applying to a job that uses unicru? |
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barcncpt44
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Not me. The hiring manager gets a score when you finish your self assement test. If it is the green, interview the yellow, maybe in the red do not call him
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seaweasel
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YowlingCat
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I was going to post on this topic; it's a major beef of mine. From my collection:
http://www.newsreview.com/chico/Content?oid=47170
| Quote: | With the increased use of personality employment tests, the résumé and cover letter may soon be a thing of the past.
Perhaps just another condition for living in the computer age, with online job applications and background checks galore, personality pre-employment screening is quickly becoming a common feature in corporate America. Awaiting job applicants at many large retailers are 100 questions designed to measure personality compatibility before an interview is even scheduled.
Anything, it would seem, is fair game on these personality tests, with questions ranging from comfort levels in crowds to an applicant’s opinion regarding the legal system. Applicants are given a score--color-coded green, yellow or red--that indicates which applicants are worth interviewing in person, with little regard for actual work experience. Critics have called the tests discriminatory, resulting in lower scores for some racial or socioeconomic groups.
Unicru, an Oregon-based company, is one of the administrators of the personality tests and provides the questions and guidance for pre-employment screening used at numerous retailers in Chico. Founded in 1987, Unicru estimates it will process up to 15 million applications this year for its clients, which include Target, Raley’s, Albertsons and Lowe’s Home Improvement.
Kim Beasley, Unicru public relations representative, said the tests “try to measure underlying traits that are important to clients [including] customer service attributes, sales [and] dependability.”
David Scarborough, chief scientist at Unicru and one of the test’s creators, is perhaps its most passionate defender. He said for hourly jobs, personality can be one of the best predictors for job performance.
“I personally believe that when you use a well-designed test, you are helping that applicant find their way into jobs that they are going to be successful at,” Scarborough said.
The benefits for employers are hard to ignore. Chris Ahearn, spokeswoman for Lowe’s Home Improvement, said the Unicru testing helps by making the application process more efficient.
Illegible handwriting on applications is no longer a problem, she said, and the system “can gather information about potential employees and then plug them in where they best fit.”
Lowe’s has been working with Unicru for about three years, and although Lowe’s does not release turnover figures, Ahearn said the Unicru system helps with openings that “change frequently.”
But with ambiguous questions and others that refer to private matters, the real concern is whether or not these tests discriminate against specific groups of people.
If applicants are completing the test honestly, questions about comfort levels in crowds may lead to discrimination against those with mental disabilities, such as social anxiety disorder.
In a June 2005 case in Illinois involving a psychological test called the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, presiding Judge Terence Evans cited a federal Health and Welfare code that states it is discriminatory for employers to use “qualification standards, employment tests, or other selection criteria that screen out or tend to screen out an individual with a disability.”
Scarborough said unlike the MMPI test, Unicru’s are “designed to measure normal personalities.”
Although Scarborough said to date there has not been a successful lawsuit against Unicru, Claudia Center, the senior staff attorney for Legal Aid Society–Employment Law Center in San Francisco, said she thinks there is definitely a case to be made against the tests. |
http://www.storefrontbacktalk.com/story/082704shrinkshrink.php
http://www.american-worker.com/2008/09/unicru-ugly-job-application.html
From this article, a set of answers to keep open while filing out the online "test":
http://lecya.wordpress.com/2007/11/06/unicru-tests-are-taking-over/
| Quote: | # Daniel Says:
July 11, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Ok this is a list of 99 questions. I score 100% with these answers. All answers are Strongly Agree (SA) or Strongly Disagree (SD)
1.You love to be with People.
SA
2. You like to plan things before you do them.
SA
3. You are proud of the work you do at school or on a job.
SA
4.You think of yourself as being very sensible
SA
5.You are more relaxed than strict about finishing things on time
SD
6.You change from felling happy to sad without any reason
SD
7.When you need to, you take it easy at work
SD
8.You like to talk a lot
SA
9.You don’t worry about making a good impression
SD
10.You would rather not get involved in other people’s problems
SD
11.You say whatever is on your mind
SD
12.You get angry more often that nervous
SD
13.You have confidence in yourself
SA
14.There are some people you really can’t stand
SD
15.People do a lot of things that make you angry
SD
16.You like to be in the middle of a big crowd
SA
17.Right now, you care more about having fun than being serious at school or work
SD
18.It bothers you a long time when someone is unfair to you
SD
19.You agree with people more often than you argue
SA
20.When people make mistakes, you correct them
SD
21.You swear when you argue
SD
22.People who talk all the time are annoying
SD
23.There’s no use having close friends; they always let you down
SD
24.It bothers you when you have to obey a lot of rules
SD
25.You have no big worries
SA
26.You work best at a slow but steady speed
SA
27.You love to listen to people talk about themselves
SA
28.Many people cannot be trusted
SD
29.You do some things that upset people
SD
30.You have no big regrets about your past
SA
31.You were absent very few days from high school
SA
32.It is fun to go to events with big crowds
SA
33.Your stuff is often kind of messy
SD
34.You’d rather not compete very much
SD
35.You do not fake being polite
SA
36.You have always had good behavior in school or work
SA
37.You don’t care if you offend people
SD
38.You are not interested in your friends’ problems
SD
39.You always try not to hurt people’s feelings
SA
40.You are a fairly private person
SD
41.When you are annoyed with something, you say so
SD
42.Your friends and family approve of the things you do
SA
43.You have to give up on some things that you start
SD
44.You avoid arguments as much as possible
SA
45.People do a lot of annoying things
SD
46.It is maddening when the court lets guilty criminals go free
SA
47.You hate to give up if you can’t solve a hard problem
SA
48.You know when someone is in a bad mood, even if they don’t show it
SA
49.You can wait patiently for a long time
SA
50.You are unsure of what to say when you meet someone
SD
51.You like to take frequent breaks when working on something difficult
SD
52.You finish your work no matter what
SA
53.You look back and feel bad about things you’ve done
SD
54.You ignore people you don’t like
SD
55.You don’t believe a lot of what people say
SD
56.You keep calm when under stress
SA
57.You got mostly good grades in high school
SA
58.You don’t act polite when you don’t want to
SD
59.You show it when you are in a bad mood
SD
60.You ignore people’s small mistakes
SA
61.Your moods are steady from day to day
SA
62.When your friends need help, they call you first
SA
63.You don’t care what people think of you
SD
64.When you go someplace, you are never late
SA
65.You get mad at yourself when you make mistakes
SD
66.You are always cheerful
SA
67.You make more sensible choices than careless ones
SA
68.You are unsure of yourself with new people
SD
69.You give direct criticism when you need to
SA
70.You are careful not to offend people
SA
71.You could describe yourself as ‘tidy’
SA
72.You like to be alone
SD
73.When someone treats you badly, you ignore it
SA
74.You chat with people you don’t know
SA
75.Other people’s feelings are their own business
SD
76.Slow people make you impatient
SD
77.You would rather work on a team than by yourself
SA
78.It is easy for you to feel what others are feeling
SA
79.People are often mean to you
SD
80.You do not like small talk
SD
81.You’ve done your share of troublemaking
SD
82.Any trouble you have is your own fault
SA
83.You are a friendly person
SA
84.You do what you want, no matter what others think
SD
85.It is hard to really care about work when the job is boring
SD
86.You have friends, but don’t like them to be too close
SD
87.When you are done with your work, you look for more to do
SA
88.You criticize people when they deserve it
SD
89.You sometimes thought seriously about quitting highschool
SD
90.You do not like to meet new people
SD
91.You are not afraid to tell someone off
SD
92.You try to sense what others are thinking and feeling
SA
93.you don’t work hard because it doesn’t pay off anyway
SD
94.You do things carefully so you don’t make mistakes
SA
95.You could not deal with difficult people all day
SD
96.You do not like to take orders
SD
97.You rarely act without thinking
SA
98.People’s feelings are sometimes hurt by what you say
SD
99.You are somewhat a of a thrill-seeker
SA
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Another set of answers that should work:
http://melbel.com/2008/06/answers-to-unicru-job-application.html
The Unicru test is absolutely biased against people on the spectrum; there is no way I could answer the test intuitively and pass.
Don't feel bad about "cheating." We need to work, too and it's specifically designed against those who are different. |
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Amicitia
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Wow. Employers are looking for people who admit to being dishonest, who randomly talk to strangers, and whose self-esteem depends on the opinions of others?
I could never pass this. I don't lie, I wouldn't be able to guess what answers they're looking for, and it's almost impossible for me to just 'agree' or 'disagree' with such vague statements. I hate generalizing.
| Quote: | 89.You sometimes thought seriously about quitting highschool
SD |
And I did quit high school. |
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YowlingCat
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| Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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Unicru was bought out by Kronos (but the test is still "Unicru").
This testing is known as "Talent Management Tools". Read the sections (including the white paper) under that topic here:
http://talent.kronos.com/
It's an unethical scam that's being foisted off on corporate America (and perhaps elsewhere?) to pad the bottom line. |
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spacemonkey
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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Wow thanks for the answers. I hate these things.
The last one is funny to me.
99.You are somewhat a of a thrill-seeker
SA
I would have thought that they wanted the opposite.
I just took one tonight and one question was "I spend a lot of time thinking about what life is all about"
What am I supposed to say to that? It's all I do. Is it bad or good ?
Every time I take one of these I get overwhelmingly discouraged about my job prospects.
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Scoots5012
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When the store I worked at back in 2001 was bought out, as part of the "due diligence", I had to take a similar test to this.
I thought it was a load of BS - The best thing to do is lie like hell on it and beat them at their own game.
In retail, if you show yourself to be reliable and dedicated, your gonna have a lot more push than any manager will ever admit to.
Believe me, I've been in arguments with my managers where things degraded into a shouting match and I never got fired.
BTW, we got mentioned on dailyKOS
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/1/30/02341/8092/769/690785
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ScottF
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| Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 4:41 am Post subject: |
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Well this will help next time I have to take one of the stupid tests
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| Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:08 pm Post subject: |
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| I applied a temp agency many years ago. The girl working there showed me how to take these tests. There are only 2 answers to every question either you "Strongly Agree" or you "Strongly Disagree" any other answer causes that qquestion to not be counted and lower you score keeping you from being hired. Stupid I know, but that is how the test is set up. |
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thrive
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:22 pm Post subject: Wrong |
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I tried applying for Best Buy using the answers above but failed the assessment.
Disappointing, seeing the answers are all word-for-word.
What gives? Have they changed the answers? |
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druidsbird
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I have never had a single interview from any of the hundreds of unicru applications I've filled out. I don't know why.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 1:46 am Post subject: |
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| I've never gotten an interview after taking one of these either... They're a load of **** anyway. |
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