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I don't think this has any bearing on DG's interview but for my last employer we were effectively kept under house arrest for about 5 hrs . In between the group tasks we were set we were kept in a holding area . We did'n't know initially that the people in the holding area were planted by the company to assess you . They did'nt pretend to be candidates but they did'nt tell you that they were employees either . The idea was that you would let your guard down in that space of time in between the formal tasks .
Sound's like they want you DG . Best of luck
Sound's like they want you DG . Best of luck
Diamond Geezer
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Thanks Michelle, appreciated
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It consisted of a set of 187 questions ( daft bloody number for starters) with three possible answers A B or C. I had to shade in the relevant boxes going on my first instinct, there were no correct or incorrect answers, although they let it be known they did not want me to choose the intermediate answer more than I had to.
The questions were a mixture of logic and my own opinions of my capabilities, character etc but the questions I suspect were cross linked to see if I was only answering what I though they wanted to hear rather than the truth.
Steve
It consisted of a set of 187 questions ( daft bloody number for starters) with three possible answers A B or C. I had to shade in the relevant boxes going on my first instinct, there were no correct or incorrect answers, although they let it be known they did not want me to choose the intermediate answer more than I had to.
The questions were a mixture of logic and my own opinions of my capabilities, character etc but the questions I suspect were cross linked to see if I was only answering what I though they wanted to hear rather than the truth.
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More and more employers are using these psychometric tests these days
Diamond Geezer
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I never saw no bicycle
BrianH
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Ah, then you can't be employed as a spokesman...
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Thanks DG, best of luck.
It's interesting that you mention more and more companies using them, as you correctly say, these are psychometric tests as opposed to the personality profiles that shouldn't be administered as a way of recruiting. It's interesting stuff though.
It's interesting that you mention more and more companies using them, as you correctly say, these are psychometric tests as opposed to the personality profiles that shouldn't be administered as a way of recruiting. It's interesting stuff though.
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Lol...best of luck DG, sounds like they're interested in you!!! You'll be grand - they'll be snapping your hand off to get you to take a job!
Interesting to see how recruitment systems change over the years. There was a significant uptake in African-Americans into the (Saudi) oil company once the US laws enforced that the (all-white, mainly Texan) American management of the company could no longer demand that photographs accompany application forms.
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There is a fly in the ointment too, possibly two.
Number One: A medical
h34r:
Number Two: When I was made redundant, I sued my employer for unfair dismissal as there had been a total lack of consultancy. After reaching the ACAS stage, he bottled it and made an out of court settlement. I am now reliant on a reference from him as my most recent employer.
Number One: A medical
h34r: Number Two: When I was made redundant, I sued my employer for unfair dismissal as there had been a total lack of consultancy. After reaching the ACAS stage, he bottled it and made an out of court settlement. I am now reliant on a reference from him as my most recent employer.