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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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