HIRING IQ TEST

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

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

True

False

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

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

True

False

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.

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 of the following statements are true about motivation-based interviewing? (multiple answers permitted)

MBI is an interviewing method specifically developed for hiring high achievers.
Motivation-based interviewing is an interviewing method that's being used globally.
It's an easy-to-learn interviewing method that take no extra interviewing time and can be used to fill any job opening.
MBI is an interviewing method that assesses motivation better than behavior-based interviewing.
There are many different versions of motivation-based interviewing.

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

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False

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

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