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Once when I was in High School, there was a test that had a fat block of instructions at the top. But buried in those instructions it said "You don't need to write any answers, just write your name and hand the instructor the test, and you will receive 100% credit." It was more a test to see if people would read and follow instructions than it was for knowledge. Needless to say, many people did not get 100% credit.
I can only guess that job applications are like that test in this regard.
My version was the last question of the test. She wanted us to read an entire test and then start answering after we finished reading it.
Lady, was I supposed to read an entire section of the SAT before taking it? That sounds so nutty.
I had something like that in military school except it was group graded...and we couldn't talk, so once myself and like 5 others saw the instructions, we watched the others 25 finish the test. We got lit up for the worst class out of 5 in the current year.
probably not read, but maybe just look at
We had this kind of test, too. I guess it's a popular way of teaching this lesson of "read the whole f*cking instructions! That's why someone wrote them down for you!"
While it is good to filter through people who are unwilling or uncapable of reading/following instructions, it still feels unnecessary.
It sometimes feels like the whole world refuses to stop testing you. It's an endless gauntlet.