jmowreader
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Tue Sep-19-06 03:37 AM
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The weirdest question I've ever seen on an employment application |
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Yesterday I filled out an application to be a Soybean Processor. We have a soybean oil/soybean meal plant in Fayetteville. Cargill owns it; they're probably total sluts but at least it's not ADM or ConAgra, and it pays lots better than what I do now.
There are two parts to Cargill's employment application--an application, and a skills test. On the skills test, they start out with a lot of real simple math problems...then go into being sure you can spell.
The last question: "Write a set of instructions for making breakfast, in 300 words or less."
I hope to hell that they weren't trying to figure out if you cook with their products, because nothing in my instructions had anything to do with soybeans.
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Tue Sep-19-06 03:41 AM
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1. That is freaking weird, but I wouldn't worry about it. |
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They probably just wanted to make sure you can write clearly and, judging by your post, you can.
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Tue Sep-19-06 04:00 AM
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2. Skill Set Test Question |
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Testing your ability to explain a process simply. A common type of question on applications of large, evil companies.
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