Jobs at Boots

PolkaDotsAndLace

I really dislike these automated systems - like you I was confused by not having to put in my work history! I managed to get to the second online round (basically multiple choice on dealing with customers - rather vague rubbish answers as well, and personality questions) and have been rejected.

But apart from clearly stating it in the 100 word bit (which someone has suggested just looks for buzzwords), they have no idea the amount of retail experience that I actually do have!

Asda was much the same, it annoys me, I get rejected from these places and feel like crap when I know I can do the job - and have done!

wantsajob

PolkaDotsAndLace wrote: »

Asda was much the same, it annoys me, I get rejected from these places and feel like crap when I know I can do the job - and have done!

The problem is companies pay for systems like this. They pay Psychologists for those questionnaires, and actually pay quite a lot. They will be calling themselves Psychology consultants - remember Psychologist is not a protected title. The reason they pay so much, is they are sold to the company with the pitch that it genuinely picks the best people for the job. Whether it actually does is another question, but it's certainly one way to deal with thousands of applicants, and almost definitely gets rid of the Job Centre referred people who don't really want the job. Unfortunately, psychometrics is big business in Human Resources these days. Here's a company offering such services http://www.psychological-consultancy.com/products/introduction.asp

When I did the long Boots questionnaire, one of the things I thought they might be looking for is consistency (which would be known as internal consistency for a specific set of questions). So basically you have numerous questions asking pretty much the same thing, and they expect you to give the same answer for each. Genuinely thinking about the questions, however, I gave many answers that from a black/white logical perspective would be inconsistent, but because of the way the questions were phrased, and the things compared, they were genuine answers for myself.

If anyone has plenty of time and *really* wants to work for Boots, would suggest having multiple email accounts and trying to change your answers and see what answers "work".

I always wonder who actually gets through the tests, and the precise answers they want. I do sometimes wonder if dishonest people are most likely to get through, and those are the types the employer would be inviting to work on their tills and handle stock worth thousands of pounds.