And also, I know maybe only a few (or none) of the people subscribing to this group is a psychologist. But how true are those "personal attributes" test that employers give to perspective employees? Those that you have to check "traits others think about me" and "traits i think i have" or something like that. Because like for example Standard Chartered requires that their management trainees do get a certain set of qualities before they start to hire them. Do anyone of you know in what percentages are the results correct like maybe 90% of those test takers that say they are calm do become good managers, etc...?
At 01:13 PM 4/10/2002 -0400, you wrote: > > --- "Robert A. Book" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Isn't this what the GRE, MCAT, etc., are for? Granted, they don't > > > apply to all post-graduate plans, but it's a start. > >Fred Foldvary ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) responded: > > How many employers require applicants having a BA/BS to have taken the GRE > > etc. before they are considered for hiring? > > If few do, then it shows the degree and grades are still a sufficient > > criterion. > > >Good point. I'm sure few if any do, which raises an perhaps even more >interesting question: > >Most graduate schools are part of universities which also have >undergraduate programs, and most graduate schools require some >standardized tests. Does that mean they put less confidence in the >degrees and grades they themselves give, than the employers do? > > >There are two caveats to taking that question the way I'd like to. >First, I suspect employers use personal interviews much more than >graduate schools do; perhaps interviews produce more, or more relevant >information than a standardized test. > >Second, I wonder how the standardized testing "community" would react >to employers wanting to use existing tests for hiring purposes. >Surely there is nothing to stop job applicants from taking the GRE, >but I don't believe there is any existing mechanism for employers to >receive score reports directly from ETS. (Schools seem to want scores >from ETS, not from the applicant, probably to prevent forgery.) The >absense of such a mechanism may mean there is no demand for the >service from employers, or it could mean the suppliers refuse to >supply for some reason. > >--Robert > > > > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.295 / Virus Database: 159 - Release Date: 11/1/2001
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