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| adam_text | Contents
Foreword 5
• Why write this book?
• Who should read it?
• What can this book do for you?
• The tipbox and the warning triangle
Chapter 1 Introduction 15
• The psychological test as standard procedure
• The odds are against you
• Why pre employment selection methods
• Is it possible to prepare?
• Dishonest and deceitful candidates
• The pre assessment briefing
• Organisational culture and you
• Management competencies
• Test anxiety never again!
• An employer s view of selection problems
• The right person for the job?
• How important is the test procedure?
• Rejection
• Discussing your test results
• How to determine a test s quality
Chapter 2 An Endless Variety of Tests 29
• Maximum versus typical performance tests
• Written tests
• Oral tests
• Computer aided tests
• Adaptive testing
• Reaction times, concentration and accuracy
• Observational tests
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• Speed tests versus power tests
• Duration
• A day at the agency
Chapter 3 How to Prepare for the Test Day 37
• Some questions about preparation
• Suggestions to help you prepare
• Agencies don t like candidates who practise ...
• What are you being tested for exactly?
• Concentration in ten steps
• Physical and mental fitness
• Personal test problems
Chapter 4 IQ Tests 47
• What is intelligence?
• Intelligence is not unitary: the profile
• Diagrams
• The meaning of IQ
• Margin of error
• Boosting your IQ score
• Integral test versus sub test
• What is an analogy test?
• Two techniques for verbal analogies
• Antonyms
• Jumbled sentences
• Syllogism test
• Similarities
• Numeracy test
• Numerical series
• Letter crunching
• Timetabling problems
• Reasoning tests
• Inappropriate use of the IQ test
Chapter 5 Personality Tests 75
• Traits and personal competencies
• Objective personality tests
• Motivation and needs
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Contents • Big Five
• Emotional intelligence
• What not to do on personality tests
• Inkblots, sketches and trees
• Evaluation
Chapter 6 Sales and Some Other Tests 96
• Sales Comprehension Test (SCT)
• Sales Motivation Inventory (SMI)
• Sentence Completion Test
• Thomas Kilmann Instrument
• Integrity tests
• Attention and concentration
• Vocational interest tests
Chapter 7 The Assessment Centre 105
• What is an assessment centre?
• Uses of assessment centres
• Behavioural dimensions
• What types of tasks to expect?
• Integrated assessments
• The ORCE model
• The assessors
• Time management
• Who are your opponents?
• Some critical points regarding the AC
Chapter 8 Simulating Your Own Assessment Programme 130
• What to expect?
• Your own programme in seven easy steps
• How is your behaviour evaluated?
• Overall assessment rating (OAR)
• Disqualifies
• How do you want to come across?
• Making requests
Chapter 9 Role Plays 138
• Why have role plays?
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nil nuuui rsytnuiuxicui itsis unu nssessmtni venires • How it works
• Professional actors
• Nervous?
• Remember T.I.F.
• Creativity
• Hazardous pitfalls and nagging problems
• Using silence
• Dealing with difficult partners
• Ten tough evaluation questions
• The bad news talk
• Conflict
• Fact finding: gaining information and making recommendations
Chapter 10 The In tray 162
• What is being measured? How are you evaluated?
• Outline of situation and task
• Three types of in tray activities
• Three hours of sweat and toil?
• Time pressure and time management
• Any more questions?
• Standard versus specific
• In tray advice
• Towards excellence
Chapter 11 Group Play 174
• Your role
• The group discussion
• Variations
• Positive comments
• The building task
• The meeting task
Chapter 12 Analysis and Presentation ^
• What is being measured?
• Types of analytical tasks
• Different perspectives and systematic approaches
• How to approach the analysis task
• Presentations
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• Preparation: who, what, where, when and how?
• The delivery
• Premature questioning
• Answering questions
• Handling criticism
• Audio visual aids
• Control your nerves!
Chapter 13 Producing Written Pieces of Work 193
• What is being measured?
• A general case
• Management cases
• Commercial writing some case studies
• Marketing plan
• Policy information
• Rewriting a policy document
Chapter 14 The Interview 204
• A typical interview
• Test related questions
• The stress interview
• Motivation
• Hobby horses
• General background
• Difficult questions
• Moral dilemmas and ethics
• Justifying your answers
• Behavioural criteria and question database
• Language usage
• Personal subjects
• Avoiding problem areas
• Non verbal behaviour during the interview
• Attention
Chapter 15 The Report and Your Rights 225
• Example of an AC report
• Testing and the law
• Legal right to the report
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All About Psychological Tests and Assessment Centres • The post assessment discussion
• Recycled reports?
Bibliography 232
Mini courses
1. How to lead a group discussion 236
2. Ten rules to make your script more readable 239
3. A general problem solving model 243
Practice tests
1. Numerical series 247
2. Syllogisms 248
3. Numerical reasoning 251
4. Antonyms (opposites) 253
Appendices
1. Behavioural dimensions and tasks 255
2. How to file a complaint 257
Index 263
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