<story><title>I applied for a software role at FedEx and was asked to take a personality test</title><url>https://old.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/1ap1345/i_applied_for_a_software_role_at_fedex_and_was/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>billy99k</author><text>I once had a SW interview with a job that had a 2-hour long personality test.  No tech questions.  Just random questions to test my personality.  It started  out simple, like &amp;#x27;what was the last book you read&amp;#x27; to more in-depth situations that had nothing to do with the job.&lt;p&gt;The manager interviewing me (who admit he basically just started managing a month prior) told me he just read a &amp;#x27;great book on management&amp;#x27; and wanted to &amp;#x27;try this out&amp;#x27;.  I passed the first interview, but the second was going to be a 5-hour remote codeshare&amp;#x2F;whiteboard interview with the team.  I declined the second interview.&lt;p&gt;I ended up choosing the job that had no whiteboard interview or personality test.  It was just a simple conversation with the tech lead about my previous experience and if I had the experience to work on their current system.&lt;p&gt;It was the best job I ever had and they are still my client almost 5 years later.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>doublebind</author><text>Two years ago, I had a similar experience with Chainlink. I underwent hours of interviews and completed an extensive work assignment, only to be offered the job _after a personality test_.
 Simultaneously, I interviewed at a startup. There, I spent about an hour discussing my experience and providing feedback on their current system with the person who would become my manager.&lt;p&gt;I chose the startup, and it has been the best job decision I&amp;#x27;ve ever made.&lt;p&gt;Personality tests can disclose a lot of personal information. It&amp;#x27;s unclear where this data might end up or who might have access to it. I detest this practice and consider it a major red flag.&lt;p&gt;(edit: typos)</text></comment>
<story><title>I applied for a software role at FedEx and was asked to take a personality test</title><url>https://old.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/1ap1345/i_applied_for_a_software_role_at_fedex_and_was/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>billy99k</author><text>I once had a SW interview with a job that had a 2-hour long personality test.  No tech questions.  Just random questions to test my personality.  It started  out simple, like &amp;#x27;what was the last book you read&amp;#x27; to more in-depth situations that had nothing to do with the job.&lt;p&gt;The manager interviewing me (who admit he basically just started managing a month prior) told me he just read a &amp;#x27;great book on management&amp;#x27; and wanted to &amp;#x27;try this out&amp;#x27;.  I passed the first interview, but the second was going to be a 5-hour remote codeshare&amp;#x2F;whiteboard interview with the team.  I declined the second interview.&lt;p&gt;I ended up choosing the job that had no whiteboard interview or personality test.  It was just a simple conversation with the tech lead about my previous experience and if I had the experience to work on their current system.&lt;p&gt;It was the best job I ever had and they are still my client almost 5 years later.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>awo34oaw4u</author><text>I got asked &amp;quot;what was the last book you read&amp;quot; in a SW startup interview once. I told them and then the interviewers started arguing amongst themselves about whether or not they liked the book, based on what I had told them about it, instead of asking me what I thought about it and what I learned from it. That was one of about thirty red flags. I left without completing the interview.</text></comment>