My wife is incredibly intelligent. She has a master’s degree and is working on her doctorate (definitely smarter than me). I still laugh about how, 12 years ago, she got rejected from a summer clerk job at a grocery store because she failed the online personality test. If anything, she was wildly overqualified. That store definitely missed out.
I’m surprised at your comment. I really doubt a person with a high level of intelligence is a good match for a grocery clerk job. That is one of the reasons the personality tests exist.
I was a cashier once. I caught a lot of scams that I feel like my coworkers would not have. I was second in the nation one month in this chain at upselling at the register. My cash drawer was balanced within a few cents each shift. I checked out more customers per shift than my coworkers. I worked there for about 8 months until I got a job that I was much more qualified for. I lasted longer than others, but not longer than my team leads.
Maybe people with higher levels of intelligence don't last as long until they get a better job, but I think they're pretty valuable for the time they are there. I think that most entry-level stores are shortsighted for ignoring those applicants.
My wife is incredibly intelligent. She has a master’s degree and is working on her doctorate (definitely smarter than me). I still laugh about how, 12 years ago, she got rejected from a summer clerk job at a grocery store because she failed the online personality test. If anything, she was wildly overqualified. That store definitely missed out.
I’m surprised at your comment. I really doubt a person with a high level of intelligence is a good match for a grocery clerk job. That is one of the reasons the personality tests exist.
I was a cashier once. I caught a lot of scams that I feel like my coworkers would not have. I was second in the nation one month in this chain at upselling at the register. My cash drawer was balanced within a few cents each shift. I checked out more customers per shift than my coworkers. I worked there for about 8 months until I got a job that I was much more qualified for. I lasted longer than others, but not longer than my team leads.
Maybe people with higher levels of intelligence don't last as long until they get a better job, but I think they're pretty valuable for the time they are there. I think that most entry-level stores are shortsighted for ignoring those applicants.
Apologies for the nitpick, but being rejected for personality is (essentially) mutually exclusive from (over)qualification.
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