Employers increasingly using online "tests" to screen out candidates

Robert Hutchings

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Oct 8, 2014, 4:29:21 PM10/8/14

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Does anyone know the legal ramifications of online testing? What if
they give a test with inaccurate information? Do candidates have any
legal rights in this area?

-> Rob

Rick C. Hodgin

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Oct 8, 2014, 4:34:55 PM10/8/14

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My advice: Do your absolute best, and trust in and rely upon the Lord to
guide you through this life. He has those who seek after Him in His hand,
and they will be moved wherever He would like them moved.

Begin with that foundation (upon Him) and do all you can do, and wait
upon Him to move in your life.

Best regards,
Rick C. Hodgin

jacob navia

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Oct 8, 2014, 4:53:09 PM10/8/14

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Didn't know your lord supports spamming other people with nonsense...

Christopher Pisz

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Oct 8, 2014, 6:17:59 PM10/8/14

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I looked into that once and came up empty. You can't really punish
someone for being stupid. I had a few interviews where I knew the askee
was incorrect and I proved it, which only made them dislike me more and
reject me. I viewed it as a win, because I don't want to work for a
supervisor that A) Does not respect and consider my opinion given my
experience B) Takes personal offense when proven wrong

I really expected bonus points if anything!

The person in question made such an issue out of it that I started a
little search and made some calls to see what recourse someone had. I
came up empty.

I assume online tests are no different than in person tests. Someone
somewhere in the company decided it was good enough and if they won't
accept your pointing out otherwise, what can you do?

Ian Collins

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Oct 8, 2014, 6:35:41 PM10/8/14

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Christopher Pisz wrote:
>
> I assume online tests are no different than in person tests. Someone
> somewhere in the company decided it was good enough and if they won't
> accept your pointing out otherwise, what can you do?

Look elsewhere!

--
Ian Collins

Öö Tiib

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Oct 8, 2014, 7:40:33 PM10/8/14

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Work contract is about cooperation with other arseholes. It was taught
you in school. It does not matter what is the question under hand and
it does not matter what is actual truth about it. Best grades you get
for lies that the asking part wants to hear. That is the base of
cooperation. If you want to hear a lie that there are serious legal
ramifications about inaccurate online tests, then search for lawyer
and leave impression that you are wealthy. You'll get the answer since
lawyers have learned to lie for to cooperate.

Geoff

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Oct 8, 2014, 7:49:09 PM10/8/14

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No.

Just use online test inaccuracies to screen out potential employers.

Anyone too stupid to check the tests he's using is too stupid to
tolerate as a superior. It's also quite possible they outsource the
testing and HR has never consulted the relevant department to review
the technical correctness of the tests. Consider it to be just one
more indicator about whether you would be a good fit to their
operation.

J. Clarke

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Oct 8, 2014, 8:39:10 PM10/8/14

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In article <c9lshg...@mid.individual.net>, ian-...@hotmail.com
says...

I wouldn't go so far as to say "most" but many of the online tests are
actually done by "Kenexa Prove It!". Many employment counseling
services can provide you with your own Prove It account that lets you
practice the tests beforehand. Some of them are a bit annoying in that
they assume that you learned a certain way of doing things and if you
can achieve the same result another way may not accept the keystrokes
that let you do it.

Geoff

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Oct 8, 2014, 9:36:55 PM10/8/14

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On Wed, 8 Oct 2014 16:40:16 -0700 (PDT), 嘱 Tiib <oot...@hot.ee>
wrote:

In other words, when the emperor has no clothes it's best to nod and
admire the clothes.

woodb...@gmail.com

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Oct 9, 2014, 1:21:20 AM10/9/14

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I think it's best to be a whistle blower.

Brian
Ebenezer Enterprises
http://webEbenezer.net

Sam

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Oct 9, 2014, 6:49:06 AM10/9/14

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In this situation, you have every legal right to reconsider your intentions
of getting hired by the company in question.

JiiPee

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Oct 9, 2014, 9:22:20 AM10/9/14

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On 08/10/2014 23:17, Christopher Pisz wrote:
> On 10/8/2014 3:29 PM, Robert Hutchings wrote:
>> Does anyone know the legal ramifications of online testing? What if
>> they give a test with inaccurate information? Do candidates have any
>> legal rights in this area?
>>
>> -> Rob
>
>
> I looked into that once and came up empty. You can't really punish
> someone for being stupid. I had a few interviews where I knew the
> askee was incorrect and I proved it, which only made them dislike me
> more and reject me. I viewed it as a win, because I don't want to work
> for a supervisor that A) Does not respect and consider my opinion
> given my experience B) Takes personal offense when proven wrong

Yes exatcly. People should humble themselves up and take correction when
its given with a proof. That should have been positive not negative
point that you found such an error. This is how humanity is...

>
> I really expected bonus points if anything!

ye

JiiPee

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Oct 9, 2014, 9:24:16 AM10/9/14

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On 09/10/2014 00:40, Öö Tiib wrote:
> On Wednesday, 8 October 2014 23:29:21 UTC+3, Robert Hutchings wrote:
>> Does anyone know the legal ramifications of online testing? What if
>> they give a test with inaccurate information? Do candidates have any
>> legal rights in this area?
> Work contract is about cooperation with other arseholes. It was taught
> you in school. It does not matter what is the question under hand and
> it does not matter what is actual truth about it. Best grades you get
> for lies that the asking part wants to hear.

but this is simply wrong way to do things, just my 2 cents....