Recruiter Sparks Debate After Revealing He Rejected Gen Z Applicant For Not Doing 90-Minute Task

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The Gen Z job seeker made it clear that they wouldn't complete a 90-minute task for free.

Online critics argue that a 90-min test is excessive without knowing where the applicant stands in the hiring process.“Gen Z applicant: this looks like a lot of work. Without knowing where I stand in the process, I’m not comfortable spending 90 minutes in Excel.In follow-up posts, M. Stanfield shared that the skill assessment test was “one of the first things discussed in the interview.”

“To be fair, a lot of places are just using applicants for free labor. The job doesn’t exist. The ‘test’ is the only work they need done,” someone suggested.is right. Unless you offered to compensate for that 90 minutes. He has no idea how many applicants remain in the process. He probably has interviews with other businesses. Effort vs. reward definitely not there for this. Good for him,” another person penned.

“Without knowing where I stand in the process, I’m not comfortable spending 90 minutes in Excel,” the applicant statedAnother employer also weighed in on the situation, saying that skill assessment tests are a better indicator of whether an applicant is fit for a role compared to a résumé or a“I’ve watched people that present themselves so well fall flat when asked to do real work. Also, I’ve seen people who were on the fence about just kill it.

 

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