Uchechi Moses



Companies, nationally and globally, have come to realise that it is expensive recruiting people and having their personalities not aligned to the work environment. The work environment is different from the academic environment and assessing for this is an important factor in a recruitment process. In order to reduce bias in the process, firms utilise personality tests to effectively gauge candidates’ suitability for the work place. As a result, the tests are delivered online where candidates can login from anywhere they are. The verified results are collated and compared to others, thereby ensuring the process is sped up and candidates’ answers aligns with company’s plans.

Let’s assume this: You saw a vacancy for a role most likely graduate trainee (firms also administer personality tests to experienced staff) and applied, wrote the aptitude test and passed to the next stage. Which is a personality assessment, most likely to be taken online. Before you take the test, many questions race through your mind: Will it be hard? What is the duration? What if the results do not reflect “me”? Can I fake a personality to scale through? How effective is it? What really does the firm require of me at this stage? On the other hand, your performance during this stage tells the recruiter your personality aka “kind of person”. How does this individual fit into the firm? What are the pros and cons of employing the candidate? And many similar questions are asked during the assessment of your results.

HERE ARE WAYS TO PREPARE


1. Read about the company’s values and culture to know the skills they covet

This is important as it gives you an insight to how the company operates and what she espouses. What particular values do they espouse? Do they lead by example? Respect each other? Are totally honest about their dealings? What inspires them? These and many more will be checked by infusing them into the assessment and you as the candidate will be mandated to answer them accordingly. Study the firm thoroughly ditto the job description. See the values and culture section of a firm as a mock exam before the real exam. Fine-tune your answers to them.


2. Be yourself

This cannot be overemphasised. Being yourself, like the phrase says – brings out the real you. You cannot continue to fake it, most personality tests have lots of questions and are mixed together. It can be confusing to you, and the deceit will not last long. For instance, even if you are scrupulously honest and not prone to anger, the way that some questions are interpreted can cause doubts to be raised about both your honesty and your stability. Being yourself – how you do and see things – aids in you answering the questions effectively.


3. Avoid presenting yourself as being perfect

There is no perfect employee; we have our mistakes. One of the questions asked during interviews is “what was your biggest mistake in a work/professional environment?”. Trying to be perfect will end up being futile in the exercise. Which takes us to the next tip.



4. Do not make all your choices be “strongly agree or “strongly disagree” except in ethical questions

This reduces your chances of going to the next stage because it comes across as someone who cheats the system, is too rigid, not open to change, difficult to work with etc. However, like our first tip says – know the firm in-and-out; because some firms actually employ individuals with such characters – non-conforming, unsocial, extremely disciplined etc. Exceptions do exist; however, exceptions are not norms. On the other hand, during ethical/integrity related questions. Like we have said during interview questions; never ever accept to compromise your integrity. No matter what!


5. Look at a question from a broader perspective. Is it about integrity, team work, leadership, communication, pressure handling etc?

Take some seconds before answering a question. During this time, think about the question and what they desire. Carefully select the option that aligns with your personality and the firm’s values.


6. Be consistent, take your time and do not fret

As odd as it sounds, you have all the whole day to answer a personality assessment. Do not be hasty when answering questions; take your time. Candidates have spent an hour on PwC’s OPQ assessment and were successful, you don’t have to “quickly” finish the test and unfortunately get a regret mail. However, because you you have all the time does not mean you should sleep there. Additionally, be consistent; agreeing not to collect bribe, but agree not to report someone who committed fraud. That is confusion.

Note: There are no past questions for personality tests. It is about your persona.

http://www.jarushub.com/how-to-pass-personality-tests-during-recruitment-exercises/

But why do ladies forming POSH still be Farting anyhow in public places?? Now this one has embarrsed her BF.... She needs to read this personality stuff
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Morning Guys

Waka dere.. u don pass ur own test?

Ok

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Good morning nairalanders.

Noted

This is both risky and true at the same time...

Alright.......very much an eye opener.

This Nigeria

You go apply for job with 200,000 people, dem go chose only twenty

The twenty go write aptitude test, personality test, eye test height test, interview then them go choose only 5
Which way naija

Nice write up jarus... true talk

Lol.. Nigeria sef..

izzy4shizzy:
This Nigeria

You go apply for job with 200,000 people, dem go chose only twenty

The twenty go write aptitude test, personality test, eye test height test, interview then them go choose only 5
Which way naija

Then strive to be amongst the 5 they choose... that's how I've always seen it... it's a jungle out there.. have a strong mentality...

H2Ossss:


Then strive to be amongst the 5 they choose... that's how I've always seen it... it's a jungle out there.. have a strong mentality...

That's the struggle bro

Nice one.

To aid the discourse:


How to pass an assessment centre exercise

JARUSHUB:
To aid the discourse:


How to pass an assessment centre exercise

A little bit from the topic though. Please

I recently filled a form for a job and put my expected salary at 90k with transport allowance. Now, bearing in mind that the salary might be negotiated down, how can I start from a higher sum when I am being asked orally?

ohh

Standardcosting:
Not picking strongly agree or disagree except in ethical questions....

I strongly disagree with this

I think it depends on companies

I remember shell personality test, not selecting the extremes will only make you get a regret.

In addition, some OPQs only allow for extreme answers: e.g most likely you or least likely you, and no provisions are made for in-betweens.

there are past questions with explanations if you search smart. at least I've seen one

This is cool, I like the writes up. that was how I have never passed the personality test of BAT test. On two occasions i have written their personality tests and have received regret mails twice. Thank God i never made it, as am in a better place now. But would be nice to know the nitty gritty of writing that test. I plan applying again, when opening that am qualified for opens again, if not for anything atleast just to pass the test.

ebuka1511:
This is cool, I like the writes up. that was how I have never passed the personality test of BAT test. On two occasions i have written their personality tests and have received regret mails twice. Thank God i never made it, as am in a better place now. But would be nice to know the nitty gritty of writing that test. I plan applying again, when opening that am qualified for opens again, if not for anything atleast just to pass the test.

Thanks for this.

HotMayo:
there are past questions with explanations if you search smart. at least I've seen one

can you pls share it with me

ebuka1511:
This is cool, I like the writes up. that was how I have never passed the personality test of BAT test. On two occasions i have written their personality tests and have received regret mails twice. Thank God i never made it, as am in a better place now. But would be nice to know the nitty gritty of writing that test. I plan applying again, when opening that am qualified for opens again, if not for anything atleast just to pass the test.

And to say I am here because of BAT personality test

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