Comments on: Cheating on Employment Tests: Should We Be Concerned? http://www.ere.net/2009/01/14/cheating-on-employment-tests-should-we-be-concerned/ Recruiting News, Recruiting Events, Recruiting Community, Social Recruiting Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:35:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Nicholas McNelis http://www.ere.net/2009/01/14/cheating-on-employment-tests-should-we-be-concerned/comment-page-1/#comment-11224 Nicholas McNelis Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:36:44 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=5703#comment-11224 The Unicru test doesn't work it fails to stop dishonest people and punishes the people who have been thoughtful and truthful. The test expects an extreme yes or no to all questions with no middle ground. For instance the test asked: “You are somewhat of a thrill-seeker”. The person being tested should answer, “Strongly agree”. On the other hand I’m not a sky diver, a bank robber, or a stunt man. So truthfully I would disagree. Does this make me a bad employee? Should they not hire me? I have failed the test four times. I should be able to sue the people who wrote such a test because it fails to measure my real value has an employee. I have more than twelve years work history, more than three years community service, a long time member of the Tucson Go Club, and College student. I have more than seven letters of recommendation from my managers at my old jobs. I do not use drugs nor do I steal. When I took the Enneagram personality test it turned out that I am a type 2 personality (the Helper). Because the test says that I should not be hired for a book store or Best Buy is it right? What useful information did the test provide? Please tell me why the failed test should keep me from getting a job. Nick The Unicru test doesn’t work it fails to stop dishonest people and punishes the people who have been thoughtful and truthful. The test expects an extreme yes or no to all questions with no middle ground. For instance the test asked: “You are somewhat of a thrill-seeker”. The person being tested should answer, “Strongly agree”. On the other hand I’m not a sky diver, a bank robber, or a stunt man. So truthfully I would disagree. Does this make me a bad employee? Should they not hire me? I have failed the test four times.

I should be able to sue the people who wrote such a test because it fails to measure my real value has an employee. I have more than twelve years work history, more than three years community service, a long time member of the Tucson Go Club, and College student. I have more than seven letters of recommendation from my managers at my old jobs. I do not use drugs nor do I steal. When I took the Enneagram personality test it turned out that I am a type 2 personality (the Helper).

Because the test says that I should not be hired for a book store or Best Buy is it right? What useful information did the test provide? Please tell me why the failed test should keep me from getting a job.

Nick

]]> By: Eric Mata http://www.ere.net/2009/01/14/cheating-on-employment-tests-should-we-be-concerned/comment-page-1/#comment-10273 Eric Mata Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:16:06 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=5703#comment-10273 In my opinion if you are able to figure out a personality test you should get extra consideration. A company spent a lot of money to have a test developed was cracked by someone who was paying attention to all the question which show attention to detail In my opinion if you are able to figure out a personality test you should get extra consideration. A company spent a lot of money to have a test developed was cracked by someone who was paying attention to all the question which show attention to detail

]]> By: Eric Mata http://www.ere.net/2009/01/14/cheating-on-employment-tests-should-we-be-concerned/comment-page-1/#comment-10271 Eric Mata Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:07:18 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=5703#comment-10271 In my opinion if you are able to figure out a personality test you should get extra consideration, because a test a company spent a lot of money to have developed was cracked by someone who was paying attention to each question which shows attention to detail In my opinion if you are able to figure out a personality test you should get extra consideration, because a test a company spent a lot of money to have developed was cracked by someone who was paying attention to each question which shows attention to detail

]]> By: Rex Ryan http://www.ere.net/2009/01/14/cheating-on-employment-tests-should-we-be-concerned/comment-page-1/#comment-10080 Rex Ryan Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:49:11 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=5703#comment-10080 I too read the WSJ article and was somewhat surprised to see that cheating on the test was a significant problem. It's not that I found it unlikely that people would cheat on a personality test, but rather I found it surprising that people would care enough about the test not only to cheat on it but to create websites that attempt to heap scorn and derision on the test. What might have appeared (to me anyway) to produce a minor irritation if one were to have failed the test, instead so incensed some of these folks that they appeared to make it of of their life's missions to destroy it. You also, in your conclusion, suggest that one way to improve testing would be to make them scenario-based and mimic the work environment and tasks. For those of us who are not Industrial/Organizational Psychologists, what would that look like? I too read the WSJ article and was somewhat surprised to see that cheating on the test was a significant problem. It’s not that I found it unlikely that people would cheat on a personality test, but rather I found it surprising that people would care enough about the test not only to cheat on it but to create websites that attempt to heap scorn and derision on the test.

What might have appeared (to me anyway) to produce a minor irritation if one were to have failed the test, instead so incensed some of these folks that they appeared to make it of of their life’s missions to destroy it.

You also, in your conclusion, suggest that one way to improve testing would be to make them scenario-based and mimic the work environment and tasks. For those of us who are not Industrial/Organizational Psychologists, what would that look like?

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