mythic

yep that will do it every time

zamboooka

http://www.psychometric-success.com/

Dago

The testing could include intlligence testing as well. These things can be 'improved' by practice so buy a book from Amazon and practice. More importantly - relax, concentrate and good luck.

shakh your bootie

That's true - in fact the verbal & non-verbal reasoning tests are the only ones that you can "flunk" in the traditional sense. Personality tests like Myers Briggs or Belbin just give an indication of your personality type and team-role preferences - you can't fail a personality test. Unless, of course, you're a complete billy-no-mates loser...

Cham128

so they don't use that one if you're applying for an accountant position then?

Meow

They do, but 'failure' means a guarantee of a job!


BTW - the most boring people in the world are usually actuaries - they make accountants look exciting...

Cham128

very true... although you won't find many people that will admit to being one

Dago

But generally they are the highest paid profession of all.

Ozzidoc

I used to do and interpret psychometric testing.

It looks for preferences (or styles) such as "global thinking" vs fine detail...basically various attributes fall somewhere along a spectrum. There is no right or wrong answer. But different job roles require different strengths/preferences.

Also, understanding yourself means that you can start to understand others better and therefore work better within a team.

Cham128

how much would a company have to pay you to give up your life?

Dago

That is a good question on a well thought out concept - and pretty spontaneous too.

So let me avoid it.

People who do this work are professional mathematicians who then do a long apprenticeship and take challenging exams. So this is not a conscription this is a willing choice as are all professions so doing that job would not be seen by them as a loss of life.

Now to answer your question I would say ten million pounds divided by x is the answer with x being the number of years of freedom after my (say) prison sentence I have left to spend it. So if I am in jail for a short time then it is cheaper than if in for a long time. There would be a cut off - because I demand a five year retirement de minimus.

Well that is the principle I'd use.

I may be unique to this forum in being here for the money frankly if it means unquantifiable sacrifice. But not to sacrifice everything.

Confucius

So if someone fails,he's a psycho,non???

Inselaffen

no they are just instantly offered jobs in HR

Confucius

You saying the Duchess of Fife is a psycho???

Cham128

i rest my case