They had a questionaire on it that tests your personality. When it came to the part that asks, "Have you ever done drugs?" he said, "Yes"...........because in the past he has, but since he's grown, he faded away from that lifestyle. He later called back about the position, but Michael's told him that they could not hire him because he liked to "experiment with drugs". All this said and done based on the questionaire, no drug tests, and no other questions on how long ago since he used. They told him he could come back in 90 days and fill it out again, but if he does it the same way, he won't be hired. If he lies, they'd know. Is this right how the company handled it? Are they lazy? Or is this normal?
2007-11-17 17:08:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Michaels uses the Orion service. It is a personality profile, and there are no direct questions on it. It consists of statements, and the applicant is required to say if they agree or disagree, and give their answer a rating, IE. strongly agree, somewhat, or strongly disagree. There are several questions that ask for the same response in different ways. The test is a pain in the butt, but it IS legal. I imagine the one he tripped up on said something like "I used to take drugs, but all that is behind me now". There are about ten lines each on stealing, and drug/alcohol use. They look for a pattern. It wasn't just that one question. Tell him not to race through the test...sometimes the applicant gets used to answering in a certain way, and doesn't notice when the form changes.
I'll give you two freebies. One line says something like "I used to steal from my employer, but that is all behind me now"....if you never stole from an employer, or used to, and still ARE, the answer is the same! so you would say you disagree with that. And the other one says "I am not an aggressive person".....aggressive, in this case, means dynamic and assertive.
2007-11-17 17:34:59 · answer #1 · answered by eringobraghless 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
First you will have to realize a personality test does not supercede labor laws. To hire someone on the basis of a personality test is prejudiced and is what is known as a predetermined practice. Is it normal? absolutely...Even staffing agencies use this to place people. Does it mean anything in the eyes of the Law? Absolutely not. It just gives them statistical information about inter-relational personalities and how they can help or hinder the work place and it's ethics. Obviously, Michael's is not the place for your friend to be.
2007-11-17 18:20:37 · answer #2 · answered by Devontrit Whiteside 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never heard of such a thing, but I wouldn't want to work for such a company because it's too intrusive, and besides, many people will simply lie. Why would they want to hire a lying drug fiend instead of an honest person who smoked a joint in college ten years ago? It's absurd. Maybe he should write a letter of complaint.
2007-11-17 17:29:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-17 03:52:42 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is NORMAL. They are "personality typing" and assessing risk. He is a risk because he does not understand certain conventions in society - even though drugs ALSO pose a risk. It is PERFECTLY LEGAL.
2007-11-17 17:11:56 · answer #5 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋