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?

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

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

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

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