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  Nihar Mehta    Group moderator

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  Any experience w/psychological testing during the interview process?

  Having hired many people in the past, I must admit that one of the best predictors of someone being a great hire is authenticity. Someone who is authentic will make the right decisions: balance priorities, hire someone equally authentic (replicate excellence), and remain a good team player.
  
  I just provided a reference to my former colleague who shared an interesting experienc with me. After all interviews were completed, he was asked take a series of tests. The recruiter explained that these tests are primarily intended to determine "fit". These tests were administered by an outside firm.
  
  Several years ago, one of the companies I worked for asked all senior managers to attend a one day coaching and development workshop. This workshop was actually fun but did include a series of tests in the beginning.
  
  It seems that some companies are beginning to use psychological tests as an additional filter to select candidates.
  
  I am very interested in everyone's thoughts. Do these tests work?
  
  Leon Kotovich
  CEO
  http://www.agilesequent.com
  Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/leonkotovich
  
  • 26 Aug 2006, 3:36 pm
  Nihar Mehta wrote: > Having hired many people in the past, I must admit that one of the > best predictors of someone being a great hire is authenticity. > Someone who is authentic will make the right decisions: balance > priorities, hire someone equally authentic (replicate excellence), > and remain a good team player. > > I just provided a reference to my former colleague who shared an > interesting experienc with me. After all interviews were completed, > he was asked take a series of tests. The recruiter explained that > these tests are primarily intended to determine "fit". These tests > were administered by an outside firm. > > Several years ago, one of the companies I worked for asked all > senior managers to attend a one day coaching and development > workshop. This workshop was actually fun but did include a series of > tests in the beginning. > > It seems that some companies are beginning to use psychological > tests as an additional filter to select candidates. > > I am very interested in everyone's thoughts. Do these tests work? > > Leon Kotovich > CEO > www.agilesequent.com > Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/leonkotovich