MolaKule
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This is an association of ethanol producers and a lobbyist group.Iowa ethanol producers' association.
Any questions on a questionaire of this nature are used to define a personal profile of the respondent.
This is an association of ethanol producers and a lobbyist group.Iowa ethanol producers' association.
Scott,Interesting. In my original post before editing (after you identified the "company"), I said that taking that test "profiled" you. With what they know about you, you will NEVER gain employment anywhere in the energy business. Your profile is already in the HR system for dozens of energy companies.
Scott
I have no words.Years ago i was working in Western Iowa and was pretty upset. I discovered plenty of ethanol free gasoline at many of the stations, and at very favorable prices. And where I lived ethanol had to be imported, yet ethanol free gas was rare to find at at a super premium price.
Figured you were pulling my leg. Oh well, offer is still open on the pork loin if you ever make it this way!Scott,
Sorry- the company posted was a satire based on @Jdeere562 being from Western Iowa. Not a company I applied for.
Years ago i was working in Western Iowa and was pretty upset. I discovered plenty of ethanol free gasoline at many of the stations, and at very favorable prices. And where I lived ethanol had to be imported, yet ethanol free gas was rare to find and when found at a super premium price. Credit that situation to the ethanol lobby......
In the old days we’d stick a thumbtack in our shoe as we answered the questions. That wouldn’t work on an online test, but it’s worth a tryMost of these are just an personality evaluation.
My current job was 3 rounds of interviews. Imho that was small time (co was 700 mil back then, it’s 7X that today) thinking as if afraid to make the wrong hiring decision.600 HUNDRED questions?!!!
Job interviews I've done lasted 30 mins, maybe an hour tops!
I did interview at one that the recruiter called me to schedule what I thought was an interview on the phone.My current job was 3 rounds of interviews. Imho that was small time (co was 700 mil back then, it’s 7X that today) thinking as if afraid to make the wrong hiring decision.
Every person on the team participated in round 2 (at the time 24?).
Round 3 was with the CIO 1:1.
Today it’s like you said. Maybe half an hour and the hiring manager alone.
All I know is I have met plenty of Texas oil workers- all of them seemed to have been doing well. Yes, there are times of busts in the industry where some jobs are gone, but those busts seems few and far between. I suspect the overtime when times are good make up for the bust times.Well if you want to analyze the question as a question - not as it pertains to why it was asked in an employment screening - the simple answer is there is definitely a magic number for oil prices. Too low for too long, and investment and exploration will stop. That will eventually lead to a shortage that will eventually lead to a spike and turmoil.
Too high is obviously a drag on the economy, here to a degree but especially true in emerging markets. Fuel gets too high and people literally can't afford to eat in a lot of countries.
Lots of speculation on where that price is. Many think its around $60 / barrel WTI.
Good point. I completed the test as I wanted to finish what I started. When I started the test I had no idea what the questions would be like. I started to think that future questions were presented based on answers to prior questions, the test was dynamic and not static.A 600 question pop test? I bet the browser close stats on that are something... I know unless this was a mega buck job i really wanted, id have been out right then and there's and by mega buck i mean well into 6 figures.