What is the purpose of timed test for purposes of promotions or anything really?

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I think stuff like that shows a lack of imagination of the part of the company you work for. They can't see for themselves whether or not you're promotable, and they don't even understand the characteristics and traits that makes a person valuable to their organization.

So they rely on some standardized test that tells them what to think about you.

Hopefully, somewhere down the line, you'll work at a place that doesn't rely on that nonsense to tell them how to make decisions.

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Didn't finish the 15 questions. Why do they do this?

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Many tests are designed that way. It's like taking an ACT or SAT--you skip the ones you don't know and if you have time you go back to them. It shows that you know how to prioritize.

I just went on a job interview where the day went like this:

Got there at 8:45 am.
Test starts at 9 am. The test lasts 3 hours.
5 sections. Each section is timed. Average of 31 questions for 15 minutes.
One section was a written essay and another section was on Excel.

Then, the company provided lunch. They let me know after lunch if I passed the test to start with the interview process. (I passed)

I had 3 different interviews:
First one I met with 2 managers.
2nd interview was a peer interview.
3rd was an interview with a hiring manager.

The whole process lasted all day.