Shit like this just screams “bad company” to an applicant. Especially since some companies are always hiring because of tax breaks and other shady benefits, not because of actual openings. Such a waste.
Fun fact: this is for a UK civil service position.
Doesn’t surprise me. The US Federal government used to have a similar application process where you had to write what amounted to a small essay explaining your knowledge, skills, and abilities.
I thought the web page layout looked familiar.
us gov is very similar. I to keep on thinking it feels like some sort of high school thing.
Move along, move along. Nothing to see here, guvnah.
What they expect from this question? Some human is supposed to read this? Filling useless forms like those is the perfect job for a LLM
This type of question is common during the interview phase. It’s usually used (by the applicant) to show leadership and accountability.
It’s weird to see it as part of the application phase. I guess it’s just front-loading the questions, but it does feel like “jump through our hoops”
Agreed. This during the initial phase seems like they’re trying to avoid having a human listen to it.
