HIRING IQ TEST

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

What is motivation-based interviewing?

Motivation-based interviewing is an effective interviewing method for accurately assessing applicant motivation and for hiring high achievers.

Motivation-based interviewing is an interviewing methodology the encourages companies to use highly motivated interviewers.

Motivation-based interviewing is an interviewing method designed to help applicants interview better so they can get a better job.

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.

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

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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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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