IQ Test

[HR Solutions]

Can someone please recommend a good online IQ test that I can either use online or download for our candidates ?

[IanF]

I have used wonderlic tests although it is the offline test I used. They also give you scores to match the position levels. I got it through TG associates but their website is down. It is a US company.

[pmbguy]

University psychology departments can all so be a great source

http://www.psychology.uct.ac.za/

[HR Solutions]

Thank you very much guys . We are not sure if we need an IQ test or an aptitude test. Would this be suitable for an aptitude test to see if people are perhaps suited to sales for eg.

[pmbguy]

Do both anyway

[Perform Computers]

http://www.free-iqtest.net/

[HR Solutions]

Thank you very much. I am trying to narrow down exactly what I need. Is there a test that can pick up dyslexia ??

[IanF]

To me a candidate must fill in an application form at your offices. This tests wether they can read and comprehend basic instructions. If they get that right then you carry on.

[HR Solutions]

To me a candidate must fill in an application form at your offices. This tests wether they can read and comprehend basic instructions. If they get that right then you carry on.

Yes they do Ian, and yes some do get past the starting blocks. But a lot of our work is done on a computer and an online package whereby you enter and work on candidates cv's on line, enter clients details etc, so they may have filled in a two page form correctly because they perhaps spent a few more minutes working on it, but then find out that she cannot spell correctly etc etc, either because she is rushed or they may be dyslexic etc etc. So I am trying to find an online test whereby we can try to pick theses things up earlier. have found some very basic ones which are not suitable because if you have half a brain cell for eg you can figure out the correct answers, so preferably need a test that can test Apptitude, dyslexia and IQ as well where we can test them at an interview stage.

[IanF]

And I thought printing was getting more complicated. That is why I try to keep my staff happy, I haven't employed anyone new in 4 years.
I would rather get more automated than employ more people.

[HR Solutions]

And I thought printing was getting more complicated. That is why I try to keep my staff happy, I haven't employed anyone new in 4 years.
I would rather get more automated than employ more people.

lol .. yeah I think so would I

In the recruitment industry, the ideal consultant is between 25-30 yrs female. They are dynamic, fun loving - we have a very good vibe at our company - they bring fresh ideas which helps to grow the business. They know the line between working and having fun in the office and know their pocket is affected at the end of the month, but finding the right person is a difficulty. There are too many people out there, that job hop, they get offered a couple of hundred rand more and they are gone, too many young people that also don't want to work that hard and think they can earn a fortune.

[eina26]

Nice, thanks for this. Checking it out now.

[pmbguy]

For most of the companies, it is very necessary to apply IQ test, it gives information of overall knowledge or a candidate.

How does this make you feel?

[adrianh]

An IQ test is just another easy way to weed out candidates for a job, just like saying a person must be a graduate or the person must have 10 years experience. It is an arbitrary measure that doesn't measure anything of real value as far as I am concerned. How will an IQ test measure creative ability, artistic ability, ability to think laterally (within the domain of the job) An IQ test is simply too generic to have any real value. The only test that I have found to work is very simple, give them a piece of work and see how they do - it is not a matter of being able to do the work correctly per se, it is a matter of watching how the person handles the problem at hand. That is exactly why I say one should hire for attitude and train for skill - I can train the average guy to do all the things that I need them to do if they have the correct attitude but I am unable to work with a know it all arrogant a$$hole (who may have a terribly high IQ)

[HR Solutions]

It is an arbitrary measure that doesn't measure anything of real value as far as I am concerned. How will an IQ test measure creative ability, artistic ability, ability to think laterally

It doesn't Adrian, but what it does show you is if the person can spell, write, think a little, and work out basic maths. And you can pick up if the person is dyslexic.