Comments on: How to succeed at psychometric tests http://billbennett.co.nz/2008/08/15/how-to-succeed-at-psychometric-tests/ knowledge workers - for people paid to think for a living Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:41:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Bill Bennett’s knowledge workers | Knowledge Workers http://billbennett.co.nz/2008/08/15/how-to-succeed-at-psychometric-tests/#comment-449 Bill Bennett’s knowledge workers | Knowledge Workers Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:58:03 +0000 http://billbennettnz.wordpress.com/2008/08/15/how-to-succeed-at-psychometric-tests/#comment-449 [...] This is a follow-up to How to succeed at psychometric tests. [...] [...] This is a follow-up to How to succeed at psychometric tests. [...]

]]> By: billbennettnz http://billbennett.co.nz/2008/08/15/how-to-succeed-at-psychometric-tests/#comment-20 billbennettnz Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:31:07 +0000 http://billbennettnz.wordpress.com/2008/08/15/how-to-succeed-at-psychometric-tests/#comment-20 Soilman. The fact that the tests can be beaten is one indication they are worthless. On the other hand, I might be inclined to employ a bright spark with the wit to turn in a spotless profile. Soilman.

The fact that the tests can be beaten is one indication they are worthless. On the other hand, I might be inclined to employ a bright spark with the wit to turn in a spotless profile.

]]> By: Soilman http://billbennett.co.nz/2008/08/15/how-to-succeed-at-psychometric-tests/#comment-21 Soilman Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:50:06 +0000 http://billbennettnz.wordpress.com/2008/08/15/how-to-succeed-at-psychometric-tests/#comment-21 Psychometric testing is a gorgeous con. There is no evidence – not one shred of proper, peer-reviewed, empirical, hard evidence - that they 'work', ie that by using them you increase your chances of hiring people who are better employees. There is only claim, counter-claim, tendentious and self-contradictory small-scale studies and commercial bullshit. The day any of the companies who peddle them commissions a proper, long-term, large-scale study into employers who use them and the long-term consequences of their hiring strategy versus companies who don't use them... then, and only then, will I be remotely convinced. Psychometric testing is a gorgeous con. There is no evidence – not one shred of proper, peer-reviewed, empirical, hard evidence – that they ‘work’, ie that by using them you increase your chances of hiring people who are better employees. There is only claim, counter-claim, tendentious and self-contradictory small-scale studies and commercial bullshit.

The day any of the companies who peddle them commissions a proper, long-term, large-scale study into employers who use them and the long-term consequences of their hiring strategy versus companies who don’t use them… then, and only then, will I be remotely convinced.

]]> By: More on psychometric test success « Knowledge Workers http://billbennett.co.nz/2008/08/15/how-to-succeed-at-psychometric-tests/#comment-19 More on psychometric test success « Knowledge Workers Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:32:15 +0000 http://billbennettnz.wordpress.com/2008/08/15/how-to-succeed-at-psychometric-tests/#comment-19 [...] More on psychometric test success Posted in business, careers by billbennettnz on August 17th, 2008 This is a follow-up to How to succeed at psychometric tests. [...] [...] More on psychometric test success Posted in business, careers by billbennettnz on August 17th, 2008 This is a follow-up to How to succeed at psychometric tests. [...]

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