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While I agree that questions about High School are dumb, if a candidate answered the question with "this question is irrelevant" in a free-form text field (as t
by anonu 4y ago
While I agree that questions about High School are dumb, if a candidate answered the question with "this question is irrelevant" in a free-form text field (as they did in the screenshot), I would probably thing twice about hiring the person.
- EdwardDiego 4y ago"N/A" is far more succinct and creates an air of mystery.
- pavlov 4y agoWhy? Should a candidate go find their high school certificate to answer an irrelevant question? I have more respect for someone who credibly says "this specific question isn't worth my time" than someone who meekly does whatever is asked.
- p0pcult 4y ago"I got kicked out of English for insubordination" oh, and the blogger gave a smarta* answer to a free-form text question? Yep, insubordination is still there. I'd pass on this candidate too.
- s28l 4y agoConsidering he also wrote a blog post criticizing this question, I feel comfortable saying that he already passed on this job. So saying you'd pass on him has "you can't quit, you're fired!" energy to it. Also, I don't agree that this demonstrates insubordination. There can't be insubordination without a subordinate-supervisor relationship. I also don't think this is a "smartass" answer: > This is an irrelevant question unless you're focusing on recent grads with no job history. That is a straightforward statement of his opinion. He's perfectly within his rights not to answer any question, and explaining why he chooses not to is hardly an unreasonable thing to do.
- p0pcult 4y agoI am not questioning his right to not answer, just the wisdom of it. If he doesnt want the job, why waste eveyones time with this childishness? If he does want the job, why not play ball?
- s28l 4y agoHis goal seems to be to effect change. My understanding is that before reaching these questions, he _was_ interested in the job. Explaining to a potential employer that they lost a candidate's interest because of their application questions seems like something they would want to know.
- olddustytrail 4y agoI'm pretty sure you'd never be in a position to pass on this candidate. But allow me to give you some advice: good managers don't have subordinates, they have a team.
- yamtaddle 4y agoI think a lot of questions that are of the more generic- or incompetent-seeming-HR sort only exist to test for compliance and for bullshit tolerance. Plus for the kind of socialization that means you understand you're supposed to both pretend to take them seriously and use acceptable corporation-friendly answers to everything (even if they're lies).
- marcus0x62 4y agoI would only need to think once about not hiring them. Sorry not sorry.
- yellow_lead 4y agoI would agree assuming the questions are somewhat relevant (they aren't)
- icedchai 4y agoThe candidate would go right to the top of the stack. They call bullshit when they see it.