anyone here has gone through aptitude test??? and experience?

i have a very bad experience for my very first aptitute test..

arithmetic based and i flunk ( according to the person there.. i did't reach the req test benchmark.. therefore canot proceed with interview)

basically a booklet with various charts and questions derived from the charts. looks mostly like statistics, calculus, economics style of questions.

izzit this method is an accurate way to either hire ppl or not?

I did the test recently.I think it is nuts!We cannot just based on the test result to shortlist a candidate.It is really unfair.

Why not?
U may think its unfair but the company is really looking for high standard employee..

If a candidate is not doing well the test but he does have some special skills.What do you think?This pitty guy will just be rejected.

izzit 1 test fits all?

i dun think an arithmetic aptitute test alone can decide on which one is high standard employee.. it does play some part, but it does not decide it totally.. hell..through specialized training on material and techniques specifically created to suit the test, anyone can be "coached" to "game" the test, significantly raising their scores without actually significantly increasing their general intelligence or knowledge.

coz i applied for IT/IS based position.. and the tests were all mostly economics/stats (to me) and have upto 8 posibble objectives answers

This post has been edited by jinaun: Jun 1 2006, 11:30 PM

ya i sat for it...and its a low position...front liner..so many test,debate..iq and eq,writing test,hearing test and finally health test~waaaaa

u see there are many fresh grad and unemployed.sometimes there are 2 in same par..they want someone in higher in some way...and someone suitable in their culture and good personality for their company

the problem is, i havent even reach the verbal & personality tests yet..

there is 3 test, first is arithmetic, then verbal test then personality test.. b4 the actual interview and first round oledi KO

This post has been edited by jinaun: Jun 1 2006, 11:32 PM

WTH is aptitude test?
can giv some eg. q?

Something like a screening test for a candidate interview.Normally we have screening interview from HR to see a candidate potential then only pass to the department hiring manager for another round of interview.
The aptitude test is something similar to this.

The test you took wasn't an arithmetic one. While the data presented to you was in the form of numbers, the test was to determine if you could get the intended information out of those charts and graphs.

This test was designed to test your logical reasoning and deduction skills.

While it may seem unfair to you, a company is often dealing with hundreds of applicants for a few jobs. Therefore it makes sense to quickly eliminate those who aren't up to par.

It may be cruel, but if they interviewed everyone they deemed worthy of the position, it would take them months to fill it, not to mention waste the time of those employees that have to conduct the interview.

A good candidate isn't one who is good at one thing but horrible at everything else. A good candidate is a well-rounded individual.

Take for example a programmer. He/She may be a very very good C++ programmer, but if his/her language skills are poor, or his/her interpersonal skills aren't that great, that would make it difficult for him/her to work in a team. So as talented as the person might be, they will not be selected.

Hope this helps you understand the importance of aptitude tests.

Aptitude test where?

well..i had problems, first is the terms used by the test (foriegn to me), and language.

i learn stats in malay... and the tests are in english.. i wonder that may be the contributing factor to my flunking the test.

This post has been edited by jinaun: Jun 2 2006, 09:19 AM

The objective is simple. If you flunk the test, you ain't good enough for them. It's there for a reason.

i dun think.. when flunk means it not good for them or a failure to them. just that the skillsets are different and does't match

This post has been edited by jinaun: Jun 2 2006, 09:29 AM

aptitude test is one of the way to judge how the person behaving in certain circumstances and to see where this person fit.

A successful or failure of an aptitude test is first determine by the test itself. The main question will be are the employers using a set of proven aptitude questionaires or there just developed themselves ?

Now, aptitude test has to do with psychology, thus for those of you who had sat in the test b4, you will find a lot of 'wierd' questions, repeating questions, and sometimes questions with answers that are very close. A proper aptitude test must be developed by someone qualified, not just any tom-d***-harry

So, whether it is a good measurement for a company?...it's depends...

I think that was the reason you failed, you didn't understand the instruction. Time to sharpen those English skills.

I have been to quite a number of these tests and I failed the first time.

This sort of test, although it measures your ability, the correct way is to practise practise and practise.

It's not testing your econ/stat skill but as Inferno has said, it test your logical ability.

Most science based student would have no problem with numerical test but I reckon for first timer, pay some attention to verbal test. I failed the test last time

Did a Samsung Aptitude Test

What I can see is, u need to have critical thinking and creative mind
to answer those tests. But, it is fun!

I did the Samsung Test too.The second test seem a bit crap to me.