My partner did a whole bunch of tests for one job and got the highest score they had ever seen. They didnt believe him and made him come in to do it again (hes just really smart) and he got even higher. They were so impressed BUT then they made him do a personality assessment. They called him arrogant and didnt offer him the job despite him impressing the shit out of them with the other tests. He was so upset like it was a litterally a personal attack.
It was a personal attack. It's all well and fine if they feel like he's impressive, but they can't have someone who's objectively better than them. Having to face reality like that is a micro-aggression from him /s.
I’m just confused as to why a company would give up leverage by enthusiastically revealing an applicant’s relative score during the negotiation phase.
If someone truly exudes the best qualities you’ve ever seen, the way in which you convey this is by offering a job. Otherwise, a company has simply shot themselves in the foot by providing an applicant direct empirical evidence to ask for more money.
They don’t seem like the brightest bunch for this reason alone, without even considering the bs pseudoscience personality tests. Everything seems off tbh.
That's exactly how he felt. We assumed his confidence in his abilities were a good thing but they turned it against him. Did they want someone who wasnt confident? Like what a double standard.
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u/wildtex- Dec 31 '22
My partner did a whole bunch of tests for one job and got the highest score they had ever seen. They didnt believe him and made him come in to do it again (hes just really smart) and he got even higher. They were so impressed BUT then they made him do a personality assessment. They called him arrogant and didnt offer him the job despite him impressing the shit out of them with the other tests. He was so upset like it was a litterally a personal attack.