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Pre-Employment Skill Set and Aptitude Tests?

Posted by Cliff on from the applicant-screenings dept.

stumbler asks: "I just had a lengthy conversation with my boss and co-workers about the value of giving skill set tests (programming ability) and aptitude tests (like reasoning or logical ability) to technical employees before they are hired. (We currently have no such tests.) For those that work in companies that require pre-employment tests, have you seen an impact in the quality of technical employees hired?"

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  1. Re:Some I gave during interviews by mrgrey · · Score: 5, Funny

    If I remember, those who past generally were well liked by the others who interviewed them.

    Then there's the grammar test....

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  2. Re:at my work by Sad+Loser · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I am a hospital doctor, and we only hire doctors who have either come from hospitals we know (and can trust)
    OR
    we give them a short set of multi-choice questions, and see a few patients with them.

    We find that the quantitative test (MCQ) separates out the complete no-hopers (like your test, but probably a bit more reliable as there are 50 questions), and that the qualitative test (watching them work) helps differentiate the good candidates.

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