Something extremely disappointing happened to me this week!
I applied to be an operator at a manufacturing plant. Got a response and had the invitation to complete a Situational Judgement Test. The test was pretty tricky for me because it was workplace dilemmas, troubleshooting scenarios, and what if scenarios. It didn't have any clear right or wrong answer, and there were 4 options to choose. You had to select most/least effective. I knew why they were having me take the test because they want to see my critica thinking, how I respond to these scenarios, and problem solve. I tried to put everything in it to make sure I pass. I put myself in the situation, think what would a hiring manager would do in the situation, and read the questions and answers double and triple times.
Even then, I still didn't get it. I felt so upset and like my hard effort I put into it went out the door. I've been thinking about it all day. I never got any feedback after the rejection, all I got was an automated message saying that I applied. What makes me upset also, there was nothing I learned from this. With there being no right or wrong answer and any feedback, there was no room for how I could improve in the future.