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Candidate shocked by 'highly inappropriate' personality quiz

Candidate shocked by 'highly inappropriate' personality quiz

A jobseeker was left dumbfounded after a personality quiz sent by the company hiring asked a ‘highly inappropriate’ question about her sex life, the Leicester Mercury reports.

Dr Angela Stienne, a PhD researcher at the University of Leicester was sent a link to a ‘free personality quiz’ by the startup she declined to name.

To her surprise, the questionnaire, which asks applicants to choose how much they agree or disagree with a statement, presented the following: ‘I enjoy having sex with people I hardly know’.

Instead of completing the questionnaire, Stienne cancelled the job interview and told the business it was a “highly inappropriate” question.

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