essay question
noun
: an examination question that requires an answer in a sentence, paragraph, or short composition
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Pre-hire tests, assessments and essay questions are increasingly popular during the job application process as companies look for ways to weed out AI applicants.
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Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Changes Harvard has made included new training for application reviewers, giving reviewers no access to race or ethnicity data about an applicant and changing essay questions from identity-based to experiential.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 16 May 2025
Read the full essay questions below: How has your commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United States inspired you to pursue this role within the Federal government?
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 3 June 2025
Those applying to work for the federal government will have to answer that—plus an additional three essay questions—in their application, according to a memo from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Changes Harvard has made included new training for application reviewers, giving reviewers no access to race or ethnicity data about an applicant and changing essay questions from identity-based to experiential.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 16 May 2025
Read the full essay questions below: How has your commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United States inspired you to pursue this role within the Federal government?
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 3 June 2025
Those applying to work for the federal government will have to answer that—plus an additional three essay questions—in their application, according to a memo from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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“Essay question.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/essay%20question. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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