HIRING IQ TEST

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

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