HIRING IQ TEST

You Have 10 Questions and 2 Minutes. New Test Each Time. The Clock Is Ticking!!!

The applicant with the best job skills will typically be...

a high performer.

an average job performer.

a poor performer.

any of the above.

If you see signs or hear examples of an applicant taking initiative, it's a reliable indicator the applicant is self-motivated.

True

False

Hiring managers commonly make the connection between an employee's poor performance issues and their own interviewing deficiencies.

True

False

What are the holes that exist in most employee selection processes that cause needless hiring mistakes? (multiple answers permitted)

Poorly phrased interview questions.

Untrained or inadequately trained interviewers.

An applicant's motivation is assessed incorrectly.

No one is accountable for the cost associated with a hiring mistake.

Hiring decisions based on an applicant's skill level alone

According to a Harvard Business School study, 76% of turnover can be traced back to poor interviewing practices and bad hiring decisions.

True

False

Historically, what percentage of managers have NEVER received any formal training on how to interview job applicants?

10%

30%

50%

80%

When it comes to tracking hiring effectiveness, which one of these do most organizations NOT track?

Quality-of-hire

Cost-per-hire

Time-to-fill

Choose the ONE job listed below that people are typically allowed to do without being properly trained.

Fly an airplane

Teach children

Hire employees

Cook food in a restaurant

Put out fires

Clean a hotel room

Using behavior-based interviewing often results in extending a job offer to a marginal performer.

True

False

Research has determined that 'loving the work you do' plays a significant role in a person's motivation and ability to achieve superior results, yet few interviewers take this into consideration when making a hiring decision.

True

False