I was contacted by a recruiter through LinkedIn regarding this position. It sounded like a great opportunity and when I met with the hiring manager and his boss, we had a great discussion. I did a short portfolio review and got to ask questions. I followed up a couple of days later to let the recruiter know that I had an offer coming soon from another company and he let me know that the interview had gone great and that they were excited to move forward. I had skills that this department was looking for (it seemed like they had been having issues finding the right candidate) and I was excited about joining the team. That all ended when I had to take the CCAT assessment test. This test was a 30 minute timed test that had all sorts of random word problems, vague pattern recognition questions and things I’ve actually never had to work through before. A recruiter had to watch me take it so I couldn’t “cheat”. No calculators were allowed (who doesn’t use a calculator or the internet when quickly solving a math problem these days?) NOTHING on this test had anything to do with my skills, expertise or the role I was applying for. It was a huge waste of time. But, the worst part was that I apparently failed the test. This was deemed more important than my 8+ years of relevant work experience, multiple former promotions, excellent public facing referrals and relevant expertise in my field as demonstrated by my portfolio. This was extremely dehumanizing and frankly, insulting. If you don’t pass this random test, you can’t move on in the hiring process. It doesn’t matter if the people you will be working with want you on their team and that you have verified ability across your entire career. I feel very bad for the hiring manager, who now has to take even more time to find another suitable candidate and pray that this doesn’t happen again. At this point, I feel like I dodged a huge bullet because this type of practice is unethical. I don’t want to work for a company that favors a 30 minute test over years of demonstrated strengths or the feedback that comes from hiring managers. It’s like this type of testing is aimed at finding the fakers - those who interview well but aren’t actually interested in working hard. That couldn’t be any further from the truth with me. I have been successful throughout my career, graduated with honors from a well known college and have worked my way up as a thought leader in design locally. Unfortunately, I’m just one of those people who has never tested well on standardized assessments. And, well...that’s it for my candidacy at EagleView.