Communication Assessment Test Question

SixPapaCharlie

SixPapaCharlie

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Honestly, if you are in charge of your company's hiring practices knock this crap off.

A company found me in Linked in and is interviewing me tomorrow.
They emailed me a link to determine my interpersonal communication abilities.

I am an interpersonal muther f*****g communication machine.

And yet the test is full of this:

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What in the ever loving hell can anyone knowing the answer to this question tell you?

I gotta start my own company. ^ this is not the way to measure anything.
 

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I bet Herman did basic research on a lot of things A HUNDRED AND THIRTY YEARS AGO.

He can research my left nut.
 
The answer is memory I think but that question is bull****.

What gets me is that interviewees think its okay to submit a resume with a contact email address like whiskeydick69@blahmail.com.
Or folks who brag about their drug use on their social media.
 
"I am an interpersonal muther f*****g communication machine."

That line reminded me of a movie. "The Goods" about car salesmen. Funny movie. The main characters business card said. "I sell cars mother ****er" under his name.
 
pbramlett said:
The answer is memory I think but that question is bull****.

What gets me is that interviewees think its okay to submit a resume with a contact email address like whiskeydick69@blahmail.com.
Or folks who brag about their drug use on their social media.
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I blindly chose because that is a question I wanted to get wrong.
If I am hiring someone to be a project manager and they can answer that question correctly, I am not hiring them.
That question will forever be the barometer I use to determine if someone is an ahole.

Interview: Candidate one
Me: Do you know who Herman Hebbinghaus is?
Interviewee: He invented memory
Me: You are an ahole Go away!

Interview: Candidate two
Me: Do you know who Herman Hebbinghaus is?
Interviewee: Didn't he get 50,000 posts on POA?
Me: You can start in the morning.
 
SixPapaCharlie said:
I blindly chose because that is a question I wanted to get wrong.
If I am hiring someone to be a project manager and they can answer that question correctly, I am not hiring them.
That question will forever be the barometer I use to determine if someone is an ahole.

Interview: Candidate one
Me: Do you know who Herman Hebbinghaus is?
Interviewee: He invented memory
Me: You are an ahole Go away!

Interview: Candidate two
Me: Do you know who Herman Hebbinghaus is?
Interviewee: Didn't he get 50,000 posts on POA?
Me: You can start in the morning.
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:D That is funny.

The fact someone asks that question should also be a barometer that the employer is an *******.
 
You ever listen to "This American Life"?

That question is very "Modern Jackass"

:)
 
Do you suppose they wanted to see if you can google?
 
AuntPeggy said:
Do you suppose they wanted to see if you can google?
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I guess but I had to click a box that stated I wouldn't.

Still not sure how that determines my ability to interact with people verbally in an office setting.

I swear if I interview and it goes well, the first time the boss asks me the status on a project I will begin with "Well its like Herman Ebbinghaus used to say...."
 
SixPapaCharlie said:
Honestly, if you are in charge of your company's hiring practices knock this crap off.

I am an interpersonal muther f*****g communication machine.

What in the ever loving hell can anyone knowing the answer to this question tell you?

I gotta start my own company. ^ this is not the way to measure anything.
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By the information you just posted, the answer to what they were actually seeking to learn has been discovered. If it's not obvious yet, they don't care a whit if you know what he studied.

Think about it.
 
I once was on an interview write for the detective exam in a major metro area. The way it works is each person is given a section of psychology and they come up with questions to best determine the qualifications, and suitability of the candidate. Here's my best question of all time:

When you masturbate, is your gun usually in the same room with you?

One of the women on the interview write team said; 'well, it would be hard not to have it there, right?'

We all busted out laughing. After a bit of editing for grammar, it made it through to the Lieutenants/captains exam profile.
 
I can honestly say I've never heard of Herman Ebbinghaus.. :dunno:
 
docmirror said:
By the information you just posted, the answer to what they were actually seeking to learn has been discovered. If it's not obvious yet, they don't care a whit if you know what he studied.

Think about it.
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In a freeform test, you would be right. But with multiple choice, how can you tell?

Unless it's a test to see if you'll challenge it. I could see this as a question to weed out butt-kissers.

I'll place a bet, though, that the followup interview will contain a question something like "what did you think of the test?" And if you say it was good, you're not hired.
 
This thing gets a bit itchy after a while.
 
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MAKG1 said:
In a freeform test, you would be right. But with multiple choice, how can you tell?

Unless it's a test to see if you'll challenge it. I could see this as a question to weed out butt-kissers.

I'll place a bet, though, that the followup interview will contain a question something like "what did you think of the test?" And if you say it was good, you're not hired.
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It's called a 'framing' question. The questions before it, and the one's directly after it have indicators that define how the framing question affected the test taker.

Pretty easy really. Eons ago when I took the CWO test in the Army we had to go through a new type of test to gauge our fitness as 'leaders'. I'm sure the Army had been playing around with tests like it for a while. It has questions like; 'when I shoot someone, I feel: A. excited B. ill C. aroused D. nothing'. There is no 'correct' answer but the next few questions are what they are trying to learn from.
 
islandboy said:
Was I too subtle on the movie reference?
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Heck,, I can't even remember who or what a " Herman Hebbinghaus " from the previous page......

The big question is... Are you paying the ( other ) Bryan royalties for using his avatar..:dunno::dunno:;)
 
MAKG1 said:
In a freeform test, you would be right. But with multiple choice, how can you tell?

Unless it's a test to see if you'll challenge it. I could see this as a question to weed out butt-kissers.

I'll place a bet, though, that the followup interview will contain a question something like "what did you think of the test?" And if you say it was good, you're not hired.
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I swear, I am not making this up. I emailed them and told them I'm not finishing the test because it's nonsense.

They responded don't worry about test please come in today at 5 we would like to interview you.

This particular interview is not with a company that I have been seeking out. They stumbled across me and are interested so the ball is in my court. However, it does look like a really good fit for me both in the role but also the business itself is right in line with my expertise.
 
SixPapaCharlie said:
I swear, I am not making this up. I emailed them and told them I'm not finishing the test because it's nonsense.

They responded don't worry about test please come in today at 5 we would like to interview you.

This particular interview is not with a company that I have been seeking out. They stumbled across me and are interested so the ball is in my court. However, it does look like a really good fit for me both in the role but also the business itself is right in line with my expertise.
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See - you passed.

Psychometrics wins again.
 
SixPapaCharlie said:
I swear, I am not making this up. I emailed them and told them I'm not finishing the test because it's nonsense.

They responded don't worry about test please come in today at 5 we would like to interview you.
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To me, that says you don't put up with pointless, unproductive bull****! You're hired.
 
I hope so. I have been very picky this go round. I don't want to change jobs a bunch like Early in my programing career. As such, I have been turning down some offers and even declining further interviews.

My current job is really starting to wear me out. I am working nights and weekends and It is taking a toll.

I won't take something just to take something at this point but I am close to that.

This particular job in converting clinics from paper to EMR which I have done a lot in the past. It is Mental health specific which is something that I am interested in.

Would be cool if my wife's office could be a beta site for the things this company builds. They are related entities and have some resources in common and my wifes business is paper heavy.

We shall see.
 
SixPapaCharlie said:
I swear, I am not making this up. I emailed them and told them I'm not finishing the test because it's nonsense.

They responded don't worry about test please come in today at 5 we would like to interview you.
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The test is there because the VP of human resources went to a seminar and they told him that this is how you do it.
 
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