tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980421295592818922.post1194455065536391764..comments2023-10-23T14:15:29.331-07:00Comments on Shallow Cogitations: The Annual Shining Star ExamHank Greerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15243840232233423724noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980421295592818922.post-29714917721537790572013-11-22T07:49:09.010-08:002013-11-22T07:49:09.010-08:00I had a job interview where they had me write a pa...I had a job interview where they had me write a paper from scratch, without telling me they were remotely observing me write it. I figured out the scam and started writing about the ethics of surveillance in job interviews given the power imbalance. The HR person rushed in and said time was up. <br /><br />At another job I had an interactive webinar about some nebulous topic, but which began to sneak in questions recognizably from the Myers-Briggs. I gamed it. <br /><br />All this behavioral-based HR crap just raises the level of manipulation on both sides. <br /><br />Worse, passing personal data to third parties with a financial stake is simply exploitation of the vulnerable. Some obstensibly hiring corporations are actually just using the process to sell targeted marketing data.<br /><br />I suspect this new app is mostly gamers' revenge, though. Suddenly all that time in ersatz worlds like Grand Theft Auto provides marketable skills. If you can murder a virtual prostitute and drive over a baby carriage, you are certainly qualified for most corporate jobs.<br /><br />Joy Sticknoreply@blogger.com