Long story short, I applied for something internal which is very similar to what I’m doing currently but with more opportunities long term. I was emailed an abstract assessment to complete which required me to grade how I indentified with statements such as ‘I am good at making decisions’ and ‘I can influence people’. There were 60+ of these questions.
It turns out I’ve managed to fail this, but the hiring manager has pushed me to interview because of my CV and experience. She won’t be the one interviewing me.
Aside from the obvious confidence knock, I’m now worried if there’s any point in my going to interview - if the interviewer knows I failed the assessment (which I’m not sure they will), will they give me any real consideration? Or might they think I’ve have some strings pulled unfairly and look unfavourably on me?
Or am I overthinking this, and should just do my best at interview and see how it goes 🫠