HIRING IQ TEST

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

True

False

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

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

An applicant's response to obstacles is considered to be one of the best predictors of their future job performance and success.

True

False