HIRING IQ TEST

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

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

According to a recent CareerBuilder survey, two-thirds of American businesses have faced lower productivity and reduced employee morale due to a bad hire.

True

False

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

True

False

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

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

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.

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

a high performer.

an average job performer.

a poor performer.

any of the above.

Excellent job skills means an applicant can do the job, however, it does not necessarily mean he or she will do it better than most everyone else.

True

False

Most unmotivated employees were great hires but they changed after they were hired due to poor management, unrealistic job expectations and/or unsatisfactory working conditions.

True

False