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> He said future job candidates would be given the test before their second round of interviews at the bank. Their answers will be compared with those of curren
by dilemma 9y ago
> He said future job candidates would be given the test before their second round of interviews at the bank. Their answers will be compared with those of current Goldman employees, who have already been identified as exhibiting traits that mark high performance such as teamwork, analytical thinking and judgment, Jahansouz said.
In practice, this is nothing more than an IQ test. If you can't figure out what answers are beneficial to your application, you're not smart enough to work there. It likely says little about the actual traits of these job seekers.
- marcoperaza 9y agoIt depends on the test that they use. The widely used psychological tests are designed to detect adversarial responses.
- dilemma 9y agoWell, I'm not talking about adversarial responses.
- marcoperaza 9y agoI'm not sure if "adversarial" is the right word, but I'm talking about people trying to game the test with dishonest answers.
- deegles 9y agoIsn't trying to figure out which responses to pick is the definition of adversarial in this context?
- dilemma 9y agoDefinitely not.
- DarkKomunalec 9y ago> designed to detect adversarial responses Sounds like an interesting topic. I'd love to read some articles/literature on it.
- groby_b 9y agoThey are designed to detect inconsistent responses, not adversarial ones. Which means that if you can remember for the duration of the test what personality you'd like to present, you're good to go. Well, that, and you have to be able to recognize indirect questions. But it's really not adversarial proof.
- eeZah7Ux 9y agoA question like "have you ever considered shouting at your manager?" would filter out candidates that are too [ stupid | honest | self-respecting ] to pick the expected answer...
- kminehart 9y agoI agree with you. I think most people, including me, would answer the question as, "What do they want to hear?", and not, "What answer is most relevant to me?"