Company creates a ‘snowflake test’ for job applicants and the word is spreading

Bizpac Review ^ | March 15, 2017 | Frieda Powers

[Leaning Right]

Job applicants for a Connecticut-based marketing company have a unique “snowflake” test to pass before being hired.

The Silent Partner Marketing firm is taking on liberal “snowflakes” in an effort to weed out the hundreds of applications they have received. The company has developed a survey to vet potential employees by asking key questions about themselves.

[Leaning Right]

Some of the questions on the test:

What does America mean to you?
What does "privilege" mean to you?
When was the last time you cried and why?

[rarestia]

For those reading the comments before the article, those are legitimately the questions they’re asking. No joke!

[Reno89519]

Easiest starting question or filter is whether someone is a veteran or not. If not, they go to bottom of stack.

[traderrob6]

1. The last bastion of true fredom and liberty left on this earth and it’s under assault.

2. Working ones a$$ off to achieve a position of wealth and prominence in a country that offers all an opportunity to do the same.

3. Haven’t cried since I was a child

[Red Badger]

[RayChuang88]

It may sound discriminatory, but in an work environment, you want to be as NON-political as possible. Even Apple, despite what CEO Tim Cook thinks--has been very careful NOT of overtly espouse political views out of possibly offending half the potential user base for Apple's products.

[simpson96]

Excellent.

Snowflakes are bad for business.

[C19fan]

I think one can weed out potential trouble makers by rejecting all applicants graduating with a degree with the word “Studies” in it.

[marktwain]

Reponsible managers know how to ask open ended questions that reveal much.

I used the technique myself.

[Celerity]

If this company were so concerned about leftists, they wouldn’t be located in Connecticut.

I wonder if the bosses voted for Visconti ?

[neefer]

Wow, what a great company to work for. I hated the office life in downtown Cleveland. Get caught reading Ayn Rand at your cube during lunch and you’re forever ostracized.

[Yaelle]

I like your answers.

For 3 - fake cry when showing small child she was rude and hurt my feelings (mom guilt)

Real cry last week when saying happy birthday to dad at his gravesite. He died last year. Only a few tears through smiles.

[Red Badger]

or ‘social’.............

[central_va]

At my Dad’s funeral when they played taps I got wet around the eyes. Now I cant stand hearing taps.

[Fiddlstix]

[rlmorel]

LOL, I would have had a bookshelf with the following books prominently displayed:

1.) Atlas Shrugged

2.) Treason (probably “Hate Speech”)

3.) Witness

4.) Blacklisted by History

[Pollster1]

You’re luck on #3. Serious injuries and death of a family member do it for me, and I’ve had several of those.

[McGruff]

Fox and friends interviewed this guy earlier in the week.

[bigbob]

+1

[neefer]

I’ll have to take a look at a couple of those titles. Thanks for the reading suggestions.