The most thorough job app I've ever seen

[Southpaw]

Picked up an application today for that boarding facility. I'm used to job applications being short and sweet and basically just wanting to know your name and when you're available.

Well this one has like a freaking quiz attached to it lol. A lot of questions are what I would expect in an interview (what do you like about your job, what DON'T you like, why do you want to work here, how can you provide exceptional service, blah blah). So it has me scared about what they DO ask in their interviews lol. But here are a couple fun examples of what's on here:

A person wraps a dog who doesn't want his nails trimmed in a towel to restrain him. In your opinion this is A) Abuse B) Good restraint C) Going to scare him and make things worse.

Describe some ways that you might show the dogs here that you are "alpha" if you are chosen for a working interview?

We color code the dogs' personal belongings according to the day of the week they are scheduled to be picked up. Monday is red, Tuesday is orange, Wednesday is yellow, etc. What color would Saturday be?
LOL it's a freaking riddle.

You are asked to mix up disinfectant. The solution will be 10% disinfectant concentrate and the rest water. If the container is 20 ounces, how many ounces of disinfectant concentrate would you use to make the solution?

I feel like I'm back in school. I mean, more power to them for weeding people out this way... but it's an intimidating thing to fill out lol.

 

[AliciaD]

Holy ****, I've seen this application before. Are you applying to NASA too?!

 

[Backward_Cinderella]

Picked up an application today for that boarding facility. I'm used to job applications being short and sweet and basically just wanting to know your name and when you're available.

Well this one has like a freaking quiz attached to it lol. A lot of questions are what I would expect in an interview (what do you like about your job, what DON'T you like, why do you want to work here, how can you provide exceptional service, blah blah). So it has me scared about what they DO ask in their interviews lol. But here are a couple fun examples of what's on here:

A person wraps a dog who doesn't want his nails trimmed in a towel to restrain him. In your opinion this is A) Abuse B) Good restraint C) Going to scare him and make things worse.

Describe some ways that you might show the dogs here that you are "alpha" if you are chosen for a working interview?

We color code the dogs' personal belongings according to the day of the week they are scheduled to be picked up. Monday is red, Tuesday is orange, Wednesday is yellow, etc. What color would Saturday be?
LOL it's a freaking riddle.

You are asked to mix up disinfectant. The solution will be 10% disinfectant concentrate and the rest water. If the container is 20 ounces, how many ounces of disinfectant concentrate would you use to make the solution?

I feel like I'm back in school. I mean, more power to them for weeding people out this way... but it's an intimidating thing to fill out lol.

I would seriously write "I would fill the bottle up ten percent of the way with disinfectant concentrate, and then the rest with water."
I hate questions like that.

 

[Xandra]

:rofl1::rofl1:

LMAO that's hilarious!!! What color will Saturday be??? They are testing your knowledge of the color spectrum and the days of the week? :lol-sign: How much disinfectant should you use?? It's like one of those internet IQ tests.

Do they have any questions like "Water is to Labradors as _____ are to pointers"? lol

If I were you I would be tempted to play with them for the alpha one like... "well first I 'tssst' them and stare them in the eye until they break eye contact. If that doesn't work then I grab them by the scruff, flip them on their backs and-- nope just kidding, I don't believe in the 'alpha' theory, and feel asserting yourself as 'alpha' is very often detrimental to the dog-human relationship" or something. But they might just toss the resume after the first line lol.


Good luck!!! It's funny but it's also fairly straightforward. You could take it as a sign that they've had a lot of f-ups and are desperate for a competent individual

 

[Saeleofu]

Haha I really, really like that app. I'd fill one out just for shiggles xD

 

[Izzy's Valkyrie]

C'mon, it's ROYGBIV lol Saturday is Indigo! <3 Sounds cool.

ETA: 10% of 20 is 2 So 2 ounces which is probably a cap full.

 

[Backward_Cinderella]

C'mon, it's ROYGBIV lol Saturday is Indigo! <3 Sounds cool.

ETA: 10% of 20 is 2 So 2 ounces which is probably a cap full.

Or a quarter of a cup. Whichever is easier for you.

 

[Southpaw]

C'mon, it's ROYGBIV lol Saturday is Indigo! <3 Sounds cool.

ETA: 10% of 20 is 2 So 2 ounces which is probably a cap full.

Okay good because those were my answers lol. The color one cracks me up because it's so RANDOM. Like seriously, just tell me what color each day is... don't make me solve a puzzle to figure it out lol.

I hate that disinfectant question. I hate hate hate math. I used a formula I learned in school to get the answer (it's so ridiculous lol), but then I looked at it again and realized, yeah duh, I could have just taken 10% of 20 lol.

I don't know what to put for the alpha one though. I don't know squat about how to be a "pack leader"! Don't make eye contact? Don't let them through doors first? Eat meals before they do? Alpha roll them the minute I walk in??? I don't know!!

I do really, really want the job though so I have to put my srs hat on when filling this out.

 

[Dani]

We color code the dogs' personal belongings according to the day of the week they are scheduled to be picked up. Monday is red, Tuesday is orange, Wednesday is yellow, etc. What color would Saturday be?

The correct answer is fuschia. Or magenta. I'm sure they were looking for a robust colour.

 

[milos_mommy]

That's a funny application! I needed a resume, cover letter, and letter of recommendation for my job at dog day care, I didn't even fill out an application I don't think.

 

[Dizzy]

It's Saturday now and I can assure you it is grey... miserable, wet grey!

 

[mom2dogs]

What fun!

We color code the dogs' personal belongings according to the day of the week they are scheduled to be picked up. Monday is red, Tuesday is orange, Wednesday is yellow, etc. What color would Saturday be?
LOL it's a freaking riddle.

Indigo would be my guess. Sounds like they are following the rainbow

 

[Zoom]

I thought they were doing a fading scale? I would have put white, LOL! Rainbow is probably more accurate though.

Very thorough app indeed! However, if a person takes the time to fill all that out, that's a good start. I got so tired of having to start training people who thought the job was nothing more than playing with puppies all day long and got grossed out by having to actually clean, you know, do their job. We went through a string of people pretty fast at one point before Miranda changed up the interview a little bit.

 

[Miakoda]

Some of the questions on our job application:

Who was the 1st president of the United States?
Who is the current president of the United States?
What is the third planet from the sun?

We had some more fun ones, but those three were hilariously missed! The most common answer for #1 was George Bush. The most common answer for the second question was Bill Clinton (mind you this started in 2003 ). And the answers for the last question ranged from Venus to Mars to Jupiter. Someone putting "Earth" was a rarity.

 

[Southpaw]

LOL fun

I can definitely see where a questionnaire like that would be beneficial and maybe make their job a little easier when deciding who sounds like a good candidate. Just waiting to hear back if my answers were satisfactory! They're still accepting applications for a few more days sooo my fingers are crossed!

 

[Dizzy]

Some of the questions on our job application:

Who was the 1st president of the United States?
Who is the current president of the United States?
What is the third planet from the sun?

We had some more fun ones, but those three were hilariously missed! The most common answer for #1 was George Bush. The most common answer for the second question was Bill Clinton (mind you this started in 2003 ). And the answers for the last question ranged from Venus to Mars to Jupiter. Someone putting "Earth" was a rarity.

Can I ask why?

How does knowing the presidents have any sway on whether you can do your job or not (political jobs aside ). I wouldn't have a CLUE if they asked me those kinds of questions, or I'd google it. It is a total waste of time..... And bears no relevance to whether you can do a job or not..

 

[Psyfalcon]

Its a basic check on literacy and intelligence. If you get those wrong, you probably can't read, or, as you say, use a computer, and are very lazy. So it does have some bearing on the job.

And without looking it up, I bet the second and third questions are guessable for you.

 

[Samantha's pet]

If you don't know the first 2 and you grew up in the U.S. it's safe to say there is something wrong with you. lol. Granted, they are NOT related to intelligence or skill, it is simply something you know or you don't. But, if you are stereotyping, a person who does not know those 2 things probably had poor education and/or lives under a rock. Not that I think they are fair questions. I am just trying to picture the type of person who wouldn't know that and I see how it could weed out the crazies, stupids, and undesirables. (Again, only referring to those who grew up in the US.)

The third one is a bit harder. Not something that is necessary to remember so most people push out of their minds after elementary science. Only reason I know is b/c "third rock from the sun" is a common phrase here.

 

[Beanie]

I saw something really similar to this when I applied one place to be a kennel assistant... it was rather crazy. It took me like forty minutes to fill out, LOL. And I kept laughing to myself while working on it because seriously?? I think it even asked me to name five kinds of birds...

 

[LostAndConfused]

I think it even asked me to name five kinds of birds...

Big ones, little ones, ones that fly, ones that don't and ones you eat. That's correct, right?