I applied to a prestigious hospital as a CNA/PCT/Student nurse, and I made it to the 2nd round, which was a computerized personality test with the choices Strongly Agree, Moderately Agree, Slightly Agree, Slightly Disagree, Moderately Disagree, Strongly Disagree. It didn't occur to me until after I had completed it that I should have answered what they wanted. I just received an email stating that I would not be suited for their workplace.
I think that the place that I messed up was the questions along the vein of, "When following safety precautions, all accidents can be avoided?" "I attribute lack of injury to luck," and "Healthcare workers are stressed and overworked because of administrators." I worked LTC and can absolutely state that even with the best safety precautions, injuries are still unavoidable sometimes.
I'm not too fazed about this rejection, as I saw that they're all about customer service. In fact, during the personality test, they never once said patient, it was always about the customer. Hmmm...
Yes, I strongly agree that rude people are always right and should be treated with respect.
Yes, I strongly agree that even when extremely busy, I can still take the time to explain something to somebody of get something for them.
Yes, I strongly agree that any accidents are at the fault of the careless person because s/he did not follow safety procedures.
(Yes, these were actual questions. I answered correctly on these b/c they were thinly disguised).
For pete's sake, there was a gift shop in the lobby that sold Rolex watches! I'm currently waiting tables, and the customer service I do now is less obsequious than the job expectations at this hospital!
The moral of this story: When they say that there is no right or wrong answer with these personality tests, it's bullcrap. Answer the way they want you to in order to get your foot in the door.
I had no idea some places used personality tests. From what I learned in my leadership class last semester, especially the Myers Briggs test, I thought it was illegal to use personality tests in order to determine whether the applicant should be hired or not. I don't know..it may just be me, but I'd love to hear more responses from others.
dont think they are so much "personality " tests as they are "moral" tests - often the questions gear toward theft, customer service ( wht you would do in a difficult type situation ) etc., rolled into a few nonsense questions - just my opinion - by the way if you read the questions real close they will ask you the same question in 2 different wasy to see if you are telling the truth - often these trap questions will trip you up so its best to answrer honestly on them.
The same is true for me. Except in Chicago. Actually I DID fail their personality test. What I was told is that they take your scores, compare it to the scores of currently working police officers, and based on your closeness to that, you pass/fail. Based on the number of questions, I have no idea what they are looking for. No joke: One question was if I fantasized about having sex with a squirrel.
It's a complete joke. I wouldn't put any faith in the test. I think it's likely that you DID do yourself a favor by "not passing". You'd only be miserable there.
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dont think they are so much "personality " tests as they are "moral" tests - often the questions gear toward theft, customer service ( wht you would do in a difficult type situation ) etc., rolled into a few nonsense questions - just my opinion - by the way if you read the questions real close they will ask you the same question in 2 different wasy to see if you are telling the truth - often these trap questions will trip you up so its best to answrer honestly on them.