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YAET (Yet Another Employment Thread) - Personality test
Unicron
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So I have a first interview this afternoon for a tech support job. When I spoke to them on the phone yesterday, they mentioned I would have to do a "personality test". Is this like in Blade Runner, lots of questions about my mother and turtles baking in the sun?
Seriously though, any tips on what I can expect and ways of approaching it would be greatly appreciated, as I've never had to do anything like this.
Also any general interview tips would also be nice, I'm interviewing for a first-line tech support job, my previous jobs were all in production enviroments (i.e. a factory).
Thanks
Seriously though, any tips on what I can expect and ways of approaching it would be greatly appreciated, as I've never had to do anything like this.
Also any general interview tips would also be nice, I'm interviewing for a first-line tech support job, my previous jobs were all in production enviroments (i.e. a factory).
Thanks
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Not all tests are the same so these questions can vary accordingly. Also expect about 70 questions, and pay attention to each of them. Some of the questions will try to trip you up with wording. It won't be that hard, good luck.
<--- wonders if people actually say "agree" to this question in front of their potential employers
B.net: Kusanku
My cousin was screening employees for geek squad and had to turn down 2 or 3 applicants because they failed that question.
As in, a better policy than not actually stealing from their companies. I'm sure it's appreciated, but companies like their money too.
Here's a question I've seen a lot that always seemed out of place: "It angers you when the courts let guilty people go free, y/n?"
I always answer no, because if the court lets them go then obviously they weren't that guilty, right? I've always wondered what angle the testers are looking at for that one though.
I just had to do one about 60 questions long for this job i'm working now, and in reality there were only about 25 questions, but it kept subtly rephrasing them.
Also expect sometimes to have to check a bad answer, some of mine had all bad answers... i guess to see if you could work out which was the best... others for example said which of these do you think you are : then 4 fantastic answers... but you were only allowed to choose two, and had to think about which two the employer thought would be most important for the company. for example.... if the answers were
A)I start at the begining and don't stop until the job is done.
B)I always tell the truth
C)I feel my peers can always come to me for help
D)I find it easy to concentrate in a busy environment
If you can only choose two are you methodical and honest but unreliable and easily distracted? or are you focused and reliable but random and dishonest?
they're a pain, but don't sweat it... my HR person said they were a very minor part of the process, they were just another way of getting a full picture of people.
the screening tests are designed to weed out complete morons.
B.net: Kusanku
It's a huge pain in the ass to do.
I noticed that a lot on the one I took for my job. Watch out for it.
I was told that the test was developed by Gallup using years of research and data to create a profile for people likely to succeed and follow through with commitments. Something like that. Not quite sure I agree those series of questions could do that.
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