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TokyoJo
from London now, not Tokyo anymore on 2003-03-17 03:18 [#00598924]
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I am applying for a job at the moment and there is a whole pyschometric test part of the application...
I have come across this question before:
How honest are you? DO you think you should always keep a promise whatever the cost may be?
Or - how reliable are you 1-5 How trustworthy are you 1-5
etc
DOes anybody here know anything about how these stupid tests work and what kind of answer is considered good by the kind of people who come up with these profiles. Of course if you say you are definitely 5 on honesty, reliability etc then you just look like a liar.. so what the fuck should you say?
I am hoping someone on here might have studied this kind of profiling as part of a psych degree or something and might be able to give me some help..
Thanks!
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2003-03-17 03:20 [#00598929]
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i took this tests on millitary draft i passed... answer honestly-thats the best way :)
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TokyoJo
from London now, not Tokyo anymore on 2003-03-17 03:22 [#00598936]
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You think it is better to be honest and say sometimes I lie, cheat and spread gossip - (other questions..)
Of course they know everybody does this so is the whole pyschometric test thing just a big test to see how honest you can be?
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2003-03-17 03:25 [#00598942]
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hmm, i think so i passed it that way at least... they asked me questions like, if i ever get a feeling i might hurt someone or attack my superior
i answered all this questions honestly and i passed but if a job depends on it i'd think it over i guess...
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Job a boj
from Land of the Lost Timezone! (Canada) on 2003-03-17 03:31 [#00598954]
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Pick 4. Its not 5, its not 1.
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Peter File
from the future!!! Ooooh chase me! on 2003-03-17 03:44 [#00598992]
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I'd say 4 too. They want to know that you've got the initiative to lie in presenting yourself as the ideal candidate! Within the realms of believability
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Ceri JC
from Jefferson City (United States) on 2003-03-17 04:04 [#00599050]
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He's right- they want to know you can lie (if you have to deal with clients), but be believable.
Good "bad points" about yourself to use (don't use perfectionist- that doesn't cut the mustard!):
Sometimes I find it hard to trust a team member if they've let me down in the past.
I can be overly critical of inefficiancy.
I sometimes question a managers decision if I am certain it is wrong.
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