Starting a new job and they require me to take an Assessment test. How hard is the test? Any advice should i look for? Thanks

 

It's just a gauge of your personality and interests to see if you're fit for the position. You don't get a grade or anything.

 

Don't sweat it. It's not a test like you are thinking. In fact by reading the questions you can influence the outcome based on how you answer them.

 

Just make sure if the question is asked later in the test, worded differently, that you answer the same way. If you're not 100% sure you can remember all the questions just answer all of them honestly. All except the ones that ask if you steal or use drugs if you do those things.

 

Back in college my buddy was working at FutureShop (indentical to BestBuy) and suggested I take the online test to see if I could work there for fun. I was already making plenty of money at that point working in IT consulting probably 60 hours/week in addition to classes. Annnnyway, I failed the damn test! I thought it was hillarious that they didn't think I could sell retail, know enough about technology or whatever.

The test you're going to take is probably the personality style. Over time it allows companies to look back at the high performers and low performers and determine if there are similar traits that can be recognized at the time of hiring.

 

Just, whatever you do, don't screw up the answer to #4. . .

 

Oh yeah, #4....that's why i ended up being a guidance counselor.

 

#4?..come on now, fill me in.

 

#4 isn't too serious, it just determines if you get to keep the job or not.

If you miss it: it wasn't meant to be.

 

I read in Newsweek that 97.3% of people get #4 wrong.