“What does a personality test have to do with getting hired?” That is what I asked myself recently when I applied for a job.

If you have ever asked yourself that question here’s a straight answer: absolutely nothing!

I am a volunteer at a non-profit organization and there are 1,000 people who are there, and out of those 1,000 people, 800 of them are volunteers so, basically over 75 percent of the staff is being unpaid.

Currently, I am a volunteer and during the year I have been there I decided that I might have had a chance to get hired and paid for what I do.

However, when I took this so-called “personality test.” I had no idea what I was in for.

From having been a volunteer as a guest services representative of a well-known establishment, I may guess it is the human resource department that wants to know who can fit the bill.

Employment advertisements and flyers always have the headline, “An equal opportunity employer” well, they forgot to send that memo to the people in charge of HR.

The “personality test” consists of 150 questions asking, “Who are you?” Among the questions asked are:

“Would you agree with you have ever crossed the street during a red light?””Have you ever lost your temper?””Do you enjoy staying at home and reading a book rather thangoing out with friends?”

I had the choice of either: agree, disagree or neither agree or disagree.

To these three questions in particular I answered that I agreed. I was not afraid to admit it.

There is not one person who can tell me they have never jaywalked, lost their temper or preferred staying at home.

If you are one of those people, you’re lying.

To the people at HR it spelled a red flag.

Looking back at what I did or didn’t do, I have to remember that I was honest, not only with the people I had to impress, but undoubtedly I was honest with myself.

Employers of business corporations, fast food chains, and any other businesses in America say that they are looking for a motivated, reliable and honest person, but from what I see if it takes filling out an application via online, and then having to take a 150 questionnaire to find out if you qualify and ending with the person sending you an email to say you have not met the required score for an interview.

It is time or this non-profit organization, as well as all other businesses, to take a good look in the mirror.

If being honest doesn’t count for anything anymore, than it is obvious that the businesses can’t handle the truth.