Wal-Mart

athleticandy88 · 03-29-2008, 10:32 AM

I put this in with the other thread, but it was old. wasn't sure if it was going to be read so I re-posted it.. sorry

I just put in an appication in on Feb 29th, and waited a week. and than Called everyday to talk to two asst. manager for 3rd trik, finally they've talked to each other and one said to get me in the door if I'm ok, so I've called another time and they said they had to look @ the computer and he'll call me back, Finally someone called me back and asked how I filled ou the 60 Strongly Agree or disagree questions, and I told him honestly, I did my best but I was strugglin with it cause the questions were mixed up to confused you and that I also have a Learning Disabilties. My friend works there and has been talkin to them as well.. he told her that I should be here soon, after some process of saying that he could over-ride the questionair thru the TOP human resource person since of my "LD" status. and he would call me back in a week. week comes by and no phone call. so I called back and talked to the other manager and he said well let me check my e-mails and i'll call you back. So he finally called me back and was like no i'm not in their computer system still and that I probably don't have a chance cause they have to hire 150 ppl thats in front of me since I've failed the survey. I told him what the other manager said about over-riding the test and he was like I never heard of that one before..

What the heck is goin on? Is this considering a discrimnation since I told them I had a "LD" after the fact they told me that i would have the job and now they say well we have 150 ppl in fron of you so come back with your 90 day thing retires so u can re do ur applilcation or so.

I'm 19 male, hard of hearing w/ two hearing aids. I just feel i'm not worthless anymore I cant find a job...

***VamPyroX*** · 03-30-2008, 01:08 AM

Did you go up the ladder or ask to speak with the HR?

pek1 · 04-18-2008, 03:14 PM

Andy,

Did you go into the store everyday and inquire with the hiring manager? Beats a phone call and still, if you want to work there, keep pestering them.

ClearSky · 04-18-2008, 08:13 PM

I think those questionnaires are real lame. Most people will lie to that. I mean, come on, how many times do you see perfect customer service? LOL. I always passed it the first few times, and the last time I failed it for some reason. It's a clearly lame thing. I failed it at another store, and the person I called said that I wasn't the selected one. Whatever! They are real lame questions and a waste of my time. LOL, at my grocery store, do I see oh so smily and helpful people??? No, they are their own personality regardless of the questionnaires.

Move on, there are other stores. I had wondered to send complaints regarding those silly companies supplying those questionnaires. I prefer that they interview me than do those silly everyone-will-lie questions. Pffft!

farmerjoe · 04-19-2008, 09:49 AM

There's a trick to those kind of surveys. Here is how you should fill them out.

You should only answer in three ways.

Strongly Agree
Strongly Disagree
Neutral (this one may not be used at all)

You're still answering honestly, but instead of saying "mostly" agree you just go up one and say "strongly agree" If you agree at all you STRONGLY agree.

I hope you get the job, people say bad things about wal-mart but if you work in the retail industry wal-mart is a good place to work. I've worked at wal-mart for the past year, so I can give you some advice if they hire you.

Keep talking to wal-mart, turnover is high, especially if you're in an area with a lot of college students, When the students leave for the summer some positions will open up.

***VamPyroX*** · 04-19-2008, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by farmerjoe

There's a trick to those kind of surveys. Here is how you should fill them out.

You should only answer in three ways.

Strongly Agree
Strongly Disagree
Neutral (this one may not be used at all)

You're still answering honestly, but instead of saying "mostly" agree you just go up one and say "strongly agree" If you agree at all you STRONGLY agree.

I hope you get the job, people say bad things about wal-mart but if you work in the retail industry wal-mart is a good place to work. I've worked at wal-mart for the past year, so I can give you some advice if they hire you.

Keep talking to wal-mart, turnover is high, especially if you're in an area with a lot of college students, When the students leave for the summer some positions will open up.

In order to ensure that the reader answers the question with something valid instead of "neutral", they usually have 4 choices... strongly agree, agree, disagree, strongly disagree.

If they had neutral, then it's likely that a person will just breeze through the test by saying "neutral" all the way and the company would never get good reliable results.

However, you're right on the first two answers... since that's what increases your score. They would rather hear you say that you strongly agree that you like to work hard instead of just saying "agree" as if you don't really care.

03-29-2008, 10:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
athleticandy88 myspace.com/andycapped88 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Columbus,Ohio Posts: 68	Wal-Mart I put this in with the other thread, but it was old. wasn't sure if it was going to be read so I re-posted it.. sorry I just put in an appication in on Feb 29th, and waited a week. and than Called everyday to talk to two asst. manager for 3rd trik, finally they've talked to each other and one said to get me in the door if I'm ok, so I've called another time and they said they had to look @ the computer and he'll call me back, Finally someone called me back and asked how I filled ou the 60 Strongly Agree or disagree questions, and I told him honestly, I did my best but I was strugglin with it cause the questions were mixed up to confused you and that I also have a Learning Disabilties. My friend works there and has been talkin to them as well.. he told her that I should be here soon, after some process of saying that he could over-ride the questionair thru the TOP human resource person since of my "LD" status. and he would call me back in a week. week comes by and no phone call. so I called back and talked to the other manager and he said well let me check my e-mails and i'll call you back. So he finally called me back and was like no i'm not in their computer system still and that I probably don't have a chance cause they have to hire 150 ppl thats in front of me since I've failed the survey. I told him what the other manager said about over-riding the test and he was like I never heard of that one before.. What the heck is goin on? Is this considering a discrimnation since I told them I had a "LD" after the fact they told me that i would have the job and now they say well we have 150 ppl in fron of you so come back with your 90 day thing retires so u can re do ur applilcation or so. I'm 19 male, hard of hearing w/ two hearing aids. I just feel i'm not worthless anymore I cant find a job... __________________ Andy

03-30-2008, 01:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
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04-18-2008, 08:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
ClearSky Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 402	I think those questionnaires are real lame. Most people will lie to that. I mean, come on, how many times do you see perfect customer service? LOL. I always passed it the first few times, and the last time I failed it for some reason. It's a clearly lame thing. I failed it at another store, and the person I called said that I wasn't the selected one. Whatever! They are real lame questions and a waste of my time. LOL, at my grocery store, do I see oh so smily and helpful people??? No, they are their own personality regardless of the questionnaires. Move on, there are other stores. I had wondered to send complaints regarding those silly companies supplying those questionnaires. I prefer that they interview me than do those silly everyone-will-lie questions. Pffft!

04-19-2008, 09:49 AM	#5 (permalink)
farmerjoe Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Nebraska Posts: 290	There's a trick to those kind of surveys. Here is how you should fill them out. You should only answer in three ways. Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Neutral (this one may not be used at all) You're still answering honestly, but instead of saying "mostly" agree you just go up one and say "strongly agree" If you agree at all you STRONGLY agree. I hope you get the job, people say bad things about wal-mart but if you work in the retail industry wal-mart is a good place to work. I've worked at wal-mart for the past year, so I can give you some advice if they hire you. Keep talking to wal-mart, turnover is high, especially if you're in an area with a lot of college students, When the students leave for the summer some positions will open up.