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Adam Hunt πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @gander22h.bsky.social

I think the correct answer is "I don't want to work for a company that asks these kids of questions".

dec 16, 2024, 3:20 pm β€’ 211 0

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Lexxi πŸ¦‹ πŸ¦‹ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡² / πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ’™ @lexximagic.bsky.social

I don't want to answer this kind of question.

dec 16, 2024, 9:57 pm β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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kayper.bsky.social @kayper.bsky.social

My thought exactly!

dec 16, 2024, 5:28 pm β€’ 0 0 β€’ view
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Gruel of Law @grueloflaw.bsky.social

I once filled out one of these stupid things for a company. Spent a lot of time and thought on my answers only to get an AI ding a few hours later. I will never work for or utilize that company's offering ever again given it's obvious disrespect the people's time and effort.

dec 16, 2024, 3:50 pm β€’ 52 0 β€’ view
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Adam Hunt πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @gander22h.bsky.social

Yes, that was pretty much my point as well. There is also a large body of psych research that shows that outside of testing for specific job-related skills, these sorts of interviews and questionnaires not not predict employee success or effectiveness, so essentially they are a waste of time.

dec 16, 2024, 3:55 pm β€’ 46 0 β€’ view
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Gruel of Law @grueloflaw.bsky.social

Oh, I was agreeing. I actually enjoyed answering the question insofar as there was no right answer and the point could have been to show flexible thinking (relevant in my field), but the fact that noone actually read, much less engaged with my response was proof that I was wrong about the point.

dec 16, 2024, 4:11 pm β€’ 16 0 β€’ view
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Adam Hunt πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @gander22h.bsky.social

and that is then real problem there!

dec 16, 2024, 4:21 pm β€’ 0 0 β€’ view
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Gerald Bailey @krzy1mac.bsky.social

My answer, "Kill the elephant and eat it."

dec 16, 2024, 4:14 pm β€’ 15 0 β€’ view
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Skip hop jumpβ€οΈπŸ€πŸ’™πŸ—½βš–οΈπŸ—½ @bluealways.bsky.social

That's RFK, Jr's response

dec 16, 2024, 10:34 pm β€’ 0 0 β€’ view
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Gerald Bailey @krzy1mac.bsky.social

😹😹😹

dec 16, 2024, 10:36 pm β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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Skip hop jumpβ€οΈπŸ€πŸ’™πŸ—½βš–οΈπŸ—½ @bluealways.bsky.social

πŸ˜ΉπŸ˜ΉπŸ˜ΉπŸ’«

dec 16, 2024, 10:37 pm β€’ 0 0 β€’ view
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Julie BeeπŸπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ¦…πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ @junebug1925.bsky.social

The β€œHow do you eat an elephant question” Of course the right answer is, β€œone bite at a time” (meaning how do you tackle big problems).

dec 16, 2024, 5:32 pm β€’ 4 0 β€’ view
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Here for the news @mneelie700.bsky.social

Listen, you can't just go around stress-eating everything, krzy. Lol

dec 16, 2024, 7:27 pm β€’ 2 0 β€’ view
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πŸ«˜πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ @dashamarush.bsky.social

That's probably the answer their looking for.

dec 16, 2024, 7:49 pm β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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Gerald Bailey @krzy1mac.bsky.social

😹😹

dec 16, 2024, 8:00 pm β€’ 0 0 β€’ view
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cat-o-saurus 2.0 @cave-cavy.bsky.social

LOL that was my "psychotic self" answer

dec 16, 2024, 5:28 pm β€’ 2 0 β€’ view
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Gruel of Law @grueloflaw.bsky.social

I liked the person who said they'd flip the question to ask about the company's pet policy. A good sense of humor can go a long way in a stressful workplace.

dec 16, 2024, 4:22 pm β€’ 44 0 β€’ view
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Gerald Bailey @krzy1mac.bsky.social

Yeah. I have an elephant as a support animal. LOL

dec 16, 2024, 4:32 pm β€’ 21 0 β€’ view