Last Monday, my brother called me because a “Company” (I will not mention the name for some purpose) wanted me to visit their office for an assessment… to take place on Wednesday 1 PM.
A little info: I only wanted to apply their not because I like the job… but because the location is near.
Ok, so I went using business casual ~ and let me tell you, wearing a shirt with long sleeves is not my cup of tea. So, I went into the company with my resume and invitation on hand. And I felt VERY ALIENATED inside… as if every single thing there was against me.
So, I sat down to calm my nerves. I texted all family members to wish me luck on my assessment… whether it will be a ‘go to the next step’ or ‘better luck next time’, whatever!!! So I went to this guy, who told me to write my applicant number on my resume… and after that I took a seat. Then another guy told us to approach some computer station.
He told us to type the job item number, and I was applying for a tech. support position. Then there was a 34-item assessment there, in which there was no right or wrong answers. Ok, so I took the assessment and answered it as frank as possible ~ there were only 4 choices for each item: strongly disagree, disagree, agree and strongly agree. Then I asked the employee what was the next step.
After a few minutes of checking the assessment, that employee told me that I wasn’t fit for the said position. I was like, “Can I go now?” and I left. I was both relieved and offended: I was relieved because I came out of an area I wasn’t comfortable with… and I was offended because why let a computer assess who you are? Right???!!!
Computers don't know that much... they just know the numbers zero and one
I’m not at all being bitter. A computer can only assess superficially. So why let the computers do all the work???!!! They didn’t base in on what was in my resume… or even what was on front of them at the moment… but whatever!!! That is not the only company I could work for anyway!!!
When Computers Assess Job Opportunities… It’s like sticking something up the ass!!! Not pretty!!!
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