HIRING IQ TEST

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

Motivation-based interviewing assesses what 3 components common to all high achievers?

skill, attitude and motivation

skill, attitude and passion

skill, attitude and cultural fit

An applicant with great job skills will always out-perform a job applicant with lesser skill.

True

False

Using behavior-based interviewing is the most effective way to correctly assess an applicant's self-motivation.

True

False

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

Which statement is true about high achievers (people who achieve above-average results)?

High achievers typically don't morph into under performers once on board.

High achievers need a well-functioning work environment in order to achieve above-average results.

High achievers need motivating.

All of the above.

If an untrained interviewer uses an unstructured interview format (asks questions that pop into their head), the probability of hiring the best applicant is about 40% according to a Michigan State study.

True

False

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

a high performer.

an average job performer.

a poor performer.

any of the above.

Many managers who make hiring decisions are competent in their area of expertise but lack the proper interviewer training to know how to correctly identify applicants who will be 'High Performers' if hired.

True

False

Given enough time and hands-on interviewing experience, most interviewers will eventually learn how to correctly identify high achievers.

True

False

Behavior-based interview questions can give interviewers a false sense of confidence that they are gathering quality applicant information when they aren't.

True

False