Psychological assessments - just part of getting a job?

Published 14 April 2011 by Lou

Our friends at Telstra have been giving some excellent advice. Read on to find out what Bordo has to say about Psychological Assessments...

This week I thought I would focus on what seems to be a really hot topic on Whirlpool and our Facebook page.  Psych assessments!!

In reality they are not as scary as they sound, (easy for me to say) and my mantra is forewarned is forearmed……like anything if you know what to expect and prepare it should be a better experience and a better result.

Online pysch assessments seem to be much more common place these days, not just for graduate roles but almost any job.

I will not speak on behalf of other employers and the assessments they use, just the one you will experience in this years graduate program with Telstra.  Hopefully some of the advice will be helpful regardless of which assessment you go through.
We will send you a link to the assessment if you are successful through the application process over the coming weeks.  

These are the key features of our assessment It is a twenty minute timed assessment – so don’t answer the phone or make a cup of tea once you have started.

The assessment is completed online – so make sure you are in a quiet and comfortable place where you won’t be interrupted.

There are practice questions – do them. 

They will help you get a feel for what to expect and will help with the nerves. The assessment measures verbal, numerical and abstract reasoning – the stuff you practice every day.

There is no pass or fail and you will receive a feedback report at the completion of the assessment – you are compared against other graduates and the report will be emailed to you.

Good luck to everyone taking part in psychological assessments & thank you to Bordo for giving some brilliant tips!

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