Woman withdraws 97 job applications after she was forced to take 'intelligence tests'
'They require a 30-minute intelligence test to determine if I know what a circle is and can add 2 + 2...' she said.
Job applicants are already under stress, and recruiters throwing irrelevant tests at them only makes things worse. Content creator Lulu (@celibate_succubus), too, experienced something very similar and thus decided to withdraw 97 job applications because they asked her to take "intelligence tests." Her video had gone viral overnight, but she later deleted it.
Lulu was applying for jobs and was furious when she realized most of them wanted her to take a 30-minute intelligence test. Lulu, clearly upset with the whole situation, stared at the screen, stood up from her chair, and walked away from the desk. "Withdrawing 97 of my 102 job apps from Indeed because they require a 30-minute intelligence test to determine if I know what a circle is and can add 2 + 2," her overlay text read. A time-consuming test to judge your abilities when you have already submitted your resume with all details is obviously tiring, and it's also frustrating.
Lulu was annoyed not only because most job applicants had to take an intelligence test, but also because those tests weren't important. Exhausting hiring processes often take a toll on candidates, forcing them to withdraw their application more often than not. In fact, a study by ThriveMap found that most candidates (71%) have no objections to pre-hire assessments, as long as these evaluations give a realistic account of the job opening. Moreover, they also found that almost half (47%) of the respondents didn't like the pre-hire assessment because it was too lengthy, 37% were unclear about why the tests were important for the job, and 30% said the tests were not in any way related to the jobs they had applied for.
Another reason for candidates walking out of recruitment is the interviews. Bizarre questions asked during personal interviews are a red flag for people now. For instance, an individual (u/vnheuj) walked out mid-discussion after the interviewer asked questions they hadn't expected at all. The interviewer asked the candidate to narrate an incident where they had disobeyed their manager for the company's benefit.
Now, the recruiter kept insisting that the candidate tell them if they had ever done something their manager warned them against. The candidate explained to them that they hadn't done anything like that, but the interviewer wasn't convinced. "These questions are ridiculous and are not remotely suitable for an interview. I'm ending it here," the candidate who had already reached the threshold said before walking out of the interview.
Meanwhile, reacting to Lulu's video, @enzobenzorenzo wrote, "I'm glad everyone is complaining about this because you can clearly decide between people who are actually looking for a job over lazy people." @virgo_solis commented, "I get so angry when they have you submit a resume but have you spend half an hour manually entering everything already covered on the resume." @mscamillabrownxoxo questioned, "I really just want somebody to explain to me why all of these jobs require you to take a test. I'm not being paid to take this test." @ashygengar added, "I gave up on one that wanted 3,400-word essay questions and wanted me to submit a life experience essay. Sir, this is an entry-level job." Similarly, @heavydutythiccboy wrote, "The worst is when they have those skill tests and you have to go off Indeed to apply on their site."
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