Lesson 6: Pre-Employment Assessment
Duration of Days: 3
Lesson Objective
Students will identify the types of questions found on retail/fast-food personality assessments and practice consistent answering.
Why are they asking me the same question three different ways?
Is there a right answer on a personality test?
Assessment
Reliability
Strongly Agree/Disagree
Conflict Resolution.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.12.4
Description: Many entry-level employers (Walmart, Target) use vibe checks or personality tests. Students will analyze sample questions and learn how to interpret what the employer is looking for (ex. honesty, reliability)
Purpose: To prevent students from being filtered out by automated algorithms before a human ever sees their resume
DOK Level: 3
Read-aloud of assessment questions
Group discussion on "What would a boss want to hear?" to build social-emotional perspective-taking.
Completion of a 20-question mock "Retail Personality Assessment" with a reflection on why they chose certain answers.
Sample "Retail Assessment" questions (Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree scales).