Hiring and psychometric personality tests

anxiousmom
Sun, 08 Nov 2015 17:21:58 +0000

[I also would say that in an interview, if the person doesn’t ask any questions about the company, the job, the environment, that I would be loath to hire them. I understand this is an entry level, basically clerical position, but given the internet and how easy it is to look things up, if they don’t take the time to look up the company and understand what it does, or look at …]

I really dislike this reasoning! Given the internet, the interviewee may have already discovered the answers to any questions he/she might have. Some people are talkers, some people are not, some people are fantastic workers and don’t interview well or don’t fit in that little box. I work for a big city, and the hiring process is awful - as a hiring manager you have to write questions, and then the DESIRED RESPONSES. If the candidate doesn’t give the desired responses they get less points, don’t get the job. It is a terrible confining process.