Friday, December 19, 2008

Interview tips for attending BPO's.

The first will be the written test.What is a written test? Ask this question and there would be a hundred different response to it. More often than not, a written test at any interview is one or, the other form of a Psychometric test.

Now what is a Psychometric test?
The term 'psychometric' comes from two Greek words and, literally translated, means 'measurement of the mind'. The term 'measurement', as used here, does not mean that mental abilities or, qualities can be measured in the same way as physical quantities. Instead it infers that psychometrics involves a 'scientific' approach to the assessment of these abilities and qualities.Be as natural as possible and answer truly. Psychometric tests (especially the personality tests) have an in-built mechanism of detecting false responses. This is done by means of differently worded statements, which measure candidates on the same feature. So a false response from you would mean the end of the interview for you.
Psychometric tests are a useful aide in interviews. So do not look at it as an obstacle, rather treat it as a positive towards understanding your personality.

Psychometric tests cover areas ranging from intelligence, aptitude, values, emotions, motivation, personality, etc.
They have been created for three main reasons:
1.It is easier to get information from candidates through tests rather than through interviews/ counselling.
2.The information from these tests is more scientifically consistent than the information from an interview/ counselling session.
3.It is harder to get away with lying on a test than in an interview/ counselling session.

Things to keep in mind -

a.Psychometric tests generally have no 'right' or 'wrong' answers.
b.Your answer to any question should be the first response that comes to your mind.
c.Be honest with your answers and give answers that you feel describes you the best.

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