This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government
Rejected petition Introduce a universal test for job applicants to do instead of competency based.
A universal test which covers personality, scenarios etc for job applicants to carry out at interviews. Competency based questions are not a measurement of an applicants potential, and for this reason job applicants miss out on employment. A PC based test can measure potential more accurately.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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We understand that you feel competency-based questions do not treat applicants fairly. However, we are not sure what action you would like the UK Government or Parliament to take. The UK Government and Parliament is not responsible for the questions employers set in job interviews.
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