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So my 17 year old kid is appyling for part time do anything work (still in HS). We are close to Target,Safeway,Luckys etc. so figure he can dance with a mop/broom/toilets whatever. He does all the questions and he gets the "No Thank you" back. Finally a manager at one of the markets says he comes back green-yellow...wtf?

The computer,not a live person "grades"the application and green or red lights indicate the fit in the company. His one check mark on the application indicates he might hold a grudge...17 year old boy cleaning upper deck shit off the wall...hm, ya think? If you pick the "wrong" multi-choice answer, you automatically get the boot. I suppose the next requirement is to learn how to bullshit the computer and get a green light.

Office Space indeed.
 
the world is fast become the shithole big brother nightmare we all knew it would be
 
Yep, in my job search I have noticed the big box companies have all these lovely personality questions and apparently your answers to those make or break your chances of getting an interview. I guess I haven't figured out how to dupe the computer cuz of these companies, Target, Safeway, Best Buy, CVS and Wal Mart, I haven't heard back at all despite the face that they have numerous openings and I am more than qualified.

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you gotta answer like a vengeful angel. You do nothing wrong, and if anyone fucks up youd report them ect. Steal a 10 cent paperclip? Fire that fucker.
 
Look somewhere other than a big-box store, maybe. Small chain or individual restaurant? Could be a dish washer or something. Is there a car wash place near by? I realize winter may not be the time to do this, however. Find a catering company; real flexible, but sometimes long hours.

Know anyone who needs work done? When I was in high school, much of my money came from doing general labor for neighbors, friends of family, mowing lawns, etc.
 
Doesn't surprise me, for menial labor attitudes are probably more meaningfully related to performance, than actual talent or intelligence. It's a much easier mold to model.

Take people from your current work force that you like, and run them through personality tests and look for a pattern. Then seek similar patterns from the hoard of unemployed people waiting outside, and hire accordingly. Rinse and repeat.
 
its easier to have a program do that work than an actual person. capatalism ftw! er...
 
i had to have my gf at the time take the one for me to get hired where im at now. the system is flawed and doesnt let the store managers actually choose their staff as the computer programme tells them who they can/should hire. what really gets me is the morons that do get past the computer system and get the jobs in most places seem to be the kind that you need to remind to breathe before they pass out again.
 
Boeing used something similar that sought keywords and scored based on word weight almost 20 years ago.

the county of Santa Clara uses a similar web based system. Don't have the right buzz words? the resume never gets put on a list for potential interviewees. You pretty much gotta write it like a Craigslist spam ad.

Cereal KLR said:
So my 17 year old kid is appyling for part time do anything work (still in HS). We are close to Target,Safeway,Luckys etc. so figure he can dance with a mop/broom/toilets whatever. He does all the questions and he gets the "No Thank you" back. Finally a manager at one of the markets says he comes back green-yellow...wtf?

The computer,not a live person "grades"the application and green or red lights indicate the fit in the company. His one check mark on the application indicates he might hold a grudge...17 year old boy cleaning upper deck shit off the wall...hm, ya think? If you pick the "wrong" multi-choice answer, you automatically get the boot. I suppose the next requirement is to learn how to bullshit the computer and get a green light.

Office Space indeed.
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OMFG those computer programs are such bullshit


here is how to pass them:

just take the test as thought you are a 100% loyal, hardworking person. you LOVE you work and you dont mind long hours. you would always report something if you saw wrong doing. remember you LOVE to work and, you LOVE customers and understand that they are your paycheck.

Violet went to fill out an online application for Panera (a semi-fancy sandwich/bread shop); and OMFG that questioner was 200 questions of "how eager are you to get up at 6am and go to work for $6.75/hour to have your ass packed by the man for 15 hours?" remember 1 is the least eager and 5 is the most eager!


in applying for teacher jobs, its almost getting that bad as well. with the questions they ask you, you are best off going on Google and searching "teacher interview questions and answers" and just regurgitating to them what are you SUPPOSED to say. 9/10 districts used interview questions/scenarios like this. the other 1/10 actually talked to you like you were a person and expected real world responses and critical thinking.
 
NorCalAthlete said:
Can you imagine how much less post whoring there'd be if everyone had to actually "write" their posts on a tablet PC? No keyboards?
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I tried BARFing on my phone with swype for 5 minutes before it got old.
 
SpeedyCorky said:
in applying for teacher jobs, its almost getting that bad as well. with the questions they ask you, you are best off going on Google and searching "teacher interview questions and answers" and just regurgitating to them what are you SUPPOSED to say. 9/10 districts used interview questions/scenarios like this. the other 1/10 actually talked to you like you were a person and expected real world responses and critical thinking.
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And we wonder why education sucks...all those highly paid administrators are sure setting the bar.
 
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