I visited a few record stores yesterday but none of them were hiring. However, I did find a DVD rental store and the clerk said that they are always hiring. He referred me to their online site to fill out the application and said they would probably call me in a few days. It sounds promising.

Have you ever filled out an online application for a nationwide store? They're like a labrynth. I've filled out about three and they're all the same way. Now, I have no problem with about 50% of the application. The questions in that 50% ask about information that is very relevant to whether they'd want to hire me or not. But the other half of the questions are either for their statistics or attempts to trick the applicant.

I have a big problem with the questions that try to trick the applicant. There are about 20 pages of these questions. Let's say, for example, that there's a question on page one that says, "Are you comfortable in a crowd?" Then on page 4 there will be a question that says, "Do you prefer to work alone?" And on page 8, "Are you a private person?" And on page 12, "Do groups of people make you uneasy?" It's all the same question worded differently! What I can figure is that the test is mainly to see how consistent your answers are to make sure you're being honest. But a lot of times, I feel that I'm trying to be honest but the questions are so tricky they may make me be inconsistent.

For example, sometimes they may think they are asking the same question when they really aren't. They ask questions like, "Do other people annoy you?" and "Can other people be annoying?" They may be trying to find out if you get annoyed easily by other people. My answer would be, "Other people can be annoying but they usually do not annoy me." So, I would answer no to the first question and yes to the second. Does this mean I'm being inconsistent according to them? Who knows? I would like to talk to the person who came up with this questioning strategy and find out what their goal really is. Ugh...stupid questions.