Comments on: 1 in 3 candidates lie. Will you hire a liar? http://www.balanceatwork.com.au/blog/pm/1-in-3-candidates-lie-will-you-hire-a-liar Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:22:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Top 10 of 2010 | Balance At Work Blog http://www.balanceatwork.com.au/blog/pm/1-in-3-candidates-lie-will-you-hire-a-liar#comment-85 Top 10 of 2010 | Balance At Work Blog Mon, 10 Jan 2011 08:09:28 +0000 http://balanceatwork.com.au/blog/?p=980#comment-85 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: admin http://www.balanceatwork.com.au/blog/pm/1-in-3-candidates-lie-will-you-hire-a-liar#comment-84 admin Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:17:29 +0000 http://balanceatwork.com.au/blog/?p=980#comment-84 Thanks, Ian, for your provocative comment and interesting article. To say "there are no right or wrong answers" is not a lie, as the purpose of any testing is to find out about the person, not about their ability to provide the 'right' answers. Admittedly, there may be an overall profile that will be most suitable for a role, but it is unlikely that the candidate will be able to 'fudge' the answers sufficiently if proper internal checks are in place. Many personality typing tests are not intended as recruitment tools, which is why I don't use them. Harrison Assessment reports, when used for recruitment, are job specific (ie. only looking for those traits specific to the role, rather than making judgements on personality type) and measure work task and environment preferences, motivations and interests, as well as behavioural traits. Do I think they're foolproof? No. Do I believe they should be used alone to justify a hiring decision? No. Do I defend the right of employers to gather as much relevant information as possible before investing in a new employee? YES! Why not try Harrison yourself?: <a href="http://www.balanceatwork.com.au/your-free-trial.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.balanceatwork.com.au/your-free-trial.html </a> By the way, here are the <strong>real lies </strong>told to candidates every day: "We will call you tomorrow." "You are just too experienced." " This is the best place to work, you'll love the culture." Add your own here: Thanks, Ian, for your provocative comment and interesting article. To say “there are no right or wrong answers” is not a lie, as the purpose of any testing is to find out about the person, not about their ability to provide the ‘right’ answers. Admittedly, there may be an overall profile that will be most suitable for a role, but it is unlikely that the candidate will be able to ‘fudge’ the answers sufficiently if proper internal checks are in place.

Many personality typing tests are not intended as recruitment tools, which is why I don’t use them. Harrison Assessment reports, when used for recruitment, are job specific (ie. only looking for those traits specific to the role, rather than making judgements on personality type) and measure work task and environment preferences, motivations and interests, as well as behavioural traits.

Do I think they’re foolproof? No.
Do I believe they should be used alone to justify a hiring decision? No.

Do I defend the right of employers to gather as much relevant information as possible before investing in a new employee? YES!

Why not try Harrison yourself?: http://www.balanceatwork.com.au/your-free-trial.html

By the way, here are the real lies told to candidates every day: “We will call you tomorrow.” “You are just too experienced.” ” This is the best place to work, you’ll love the culture.” Add your own here:

]]> By: Ian Watson http://www.balanceatwork.com.au/blog/pm/1-in-3-candidates-lie-will-you-hire-a-liar#comment-83 Ian Watson Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:55:08 +0000 http://balanceatwork.com.au/blog/?p=980#comment-83 I think it is interesting that 1 in 3 candidates lie. But what about the recruiter? Do they lie? I would suggest that they do, particularly if they take your advice and use your 5th recommendation and use a personality test.... One of the first things that the recruiter says when handing this form to the candidate is "there are no right or wrong answers" but is this a lie? Find out more at my blog http://hypotheticorp.org/wp/think/lies/ Is it possible that 1 in 3 candidates lie but 3 in 3 recruiters using a personality test lie. Are we concentrating on a lack of ethical behaviour on the wrong side of the table? I think it is interesting that 1 in 3 candidates lie. But what about the recruiter? Do they lie? I would suggest that they do, particularly if they take your advice and use your 5th recommendation and use a personality test….

One of the first things that the recruiter says when handing this form to the candidate is “there are no right or wrong answers” but is this a lie?

Find out more at my blog http://hypotheticorp.org/wp/think/lies/

Is it possible that 1 in 3 candidates lie but 3 in 3 recruiters using a personality test lie. Are we concentrating on a lack of ethical behaviour on the wrong side of the table?

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