Have you taken some of the career assessments lately? They are a riot. One was through our state workforce development
which was the Kuder Work Values
Assessment, Work Confidence Assessment and Career Interest
Assessment. Example of the questions where
you had to rank your interest: balancing
your checkbook, find the price of a blouse for 40% off and 2 others. I thought cha-ching! Finally a job with
shopping in mind, show me where to sign up.
And who in their right mind would want to balance their own checkbook as
a career.
Today, the assessment for a specific employer asked
questions like: I can count to ten. There are 55 days in a month. There are 8 days in a week. And the trick
question there is 50 hours in a work week. Yes with overtime. Unknown what they
wanted with that one, so I said yes.
OMG! Do people flunk
these?
Another one I took last week was equally hysterical. Rank least likely to most likely: I use controlled substances to calm my nerves
before work. I frequently leave early
from work to meet my friends who are not working. I scream at the idiot they assign in the seat
next to me. I have to take a break in my
car to smoke to calm my nerves. I believe I am always right. And more like this
said with a different spin.
One employer that I spoke to said that 30% fail their
test.
Looking for a position is a full time job. Although I really
think my next career should be to critique the career assessment tools.
