Holy Fucking Shit !! I had my first job interview today & it was a d.i.s.a.s.t.e.r. Started off OK with me, 2 accounting chicks and the HR lady. (I'm really not liking the HR lady. She gives me an off vibe and comes across as a fake. Plus I found her to repeat and repeat the same questions almost like she was goading me.)
(example) Her question "how do you motivate yourself to do something in your job you don't like to do?" I replied (and its an honest fucking answer) "There is nothing in my job that I dislike doing. Otherwise I would get into a different line of work". But would the HR 'ho let it go? Noooo...she keeps picking and picking "surely there is something..... what about filing...." I stood by my answer and repeated the same thing (kinda wondering if maybe she is deaf? Or retarded?)
Seemed to go ok with the accounting ladies. We covered some solid ground. The dog fuck came when they left and the HR biatch said she had some tests for me. Huh? Tests? WTF?
And out it comes: the Wonderlic Test. I'm sure most are familiar with it- 50 questions to answer in 12 minutes. Its also known as an abbreviated IQ test. A Wonderlic Test is a short test of general cognitive ability, and is used to describe the level at which an individual learns, understands instructions and solves problems. It contains various types of questions that must be completed without the aid of a calculator or other problem-solving device. The questions include word comparisons, disarranged sentences, sentence parallelism, following directions, number comparisons, number series, story problems requiring either mathematics or logic solutions.
Ooohhhh K - So I ask the HR lady what is the relevance of the test? (seriously- a fucking IQ test? She's shitting me right?) And the bitch wouldn't answer my question. She danced around it by saying "oh we give it to everyone". OMG!! I ask her again- what is the R.E.L.E.V.A.N.C.E of this test to the position I'm applying for? (I could understand if she wanted to test my Excel skills- makes sense in the line of work I do) But the bag just ignores me and goes thru the song and dance about the the test and the questions and the 12 minutes blah blah blah. And then says "you can start now"
I read thru the questions. Here are a few examples (again...bearing to the position???)
A roast was cooked at 325° F in the oven for 4 hours. The internal temperature rose from 32° F to 145° F. What was the average rise in temperature per hour?
VINTAGE NOVELTY these words:
A: Have similar meanings.
B: Have opposite meanings.
C: Have neither similar nor opposite meanings.
Randolph has 8 ties, 6 pairs of pants, and 4 dress shirts. How many days could he possibly go without wearing the same combination of these three items?
The more I read the angrier I get - next thing I know - snap - FUCK THIS. I put the pen down and push the test back to the HR moron. The look on her face! HA!! Touche! I told her I'm not going to complete this test as I didn't feel there was any relevance. I also said I wasn't trying to be rude but there is no point in wasting any one's time. She said "oh that's OK" but her voice dramatically changed and I could tell she was gonna rip up my resume before the outside door even closed.I am so pissed off about the whole thing. That test makes as much sense as someone asking me if I'm married.
Here's a question for the HR Nazi: If my briefcase weighs 2 lbs and I can bench press 35, how long would it take for me to bash you senseless before my arms tire?
.
