Do interviews predict job performance? How about dating for marriage?

Re:Do interviews predict job performance? How about dating f... by axiom on Tuesday July 28, 2009 @01:28PM (#728338)

Recently we've started giving automatic IQ tests to everyone that applies to us - then we take the top 20-30% and look at their resumes to get 10-15 candidates for the in person interview. So far it's worked remarkably well - precisely in directing us to candidates that looked weak on their resume but turned out to be brilliant on the job.

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Re:Do interviews predict job performance? How about dating f... by Angostura on Tuesday July 28, 2009 @02:30PM (#728500)

Surely you can't evaluate whether it works "brilliantly well" until you have compared the success of your selected sample against another randomly selected sample.

You may find that carrying out interviews on the roll of a dice is equally as effective at letting you meet candidates who wouldn't otherwise make the CV-lead cut.

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Re:Do interviews predict job performance? How about dating f... by axiom on Tuesday July 28, 2009 @02:48PM (#728538)

One of the things I looked for were candidates that previously would not have made the cut because of a crappy resume - and there were quite a few of those.

I didn't do any kind of controlled study - so this is definitely anecdotal evidence.

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Re:Do interviews predict job performance? How about dating f... by Retric on Tuesday July 28, 2009 @02:43PM (#728531)

I believe it's illegal to give IQ tests to prospective employees in the US.

PS: A basic competency test is ok.

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Re:Do interviews predict job performance? How about dating f... by adamc on Tuesday July 28, 2009 @03:17PM (#728604)

I think you are probably right -- IIRC (IANAL), you have to be able to show that the test has direct bearing on the job. IQ tests would be suspect.

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Re:Do interviews predict job performance? How about dating f... by v3rt on Tuesday July 28, 2009 @02:40PM (#728524)

I seem to remember reading that using actual IQ tests is against hiring laws (although job-specific tests that happen to measure IQ are fine), is this not the case?

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Re:Do interviews predict job performance? How about dating f... by axiom on Tuesday July 28, 2009 @02:46PM (#728534)

Yeah, we definitely don't call them IQ tests.

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