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?

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

Most companies track turnover and know exactly how many of their best performing employees are exiting and why.