HIRING IQ TEST

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

True

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