Friday, August 22nd, 2008
What do I do if I fail a psychometric test?
It’s always hard to fail anything - but it never is the end of the world!
For many jobs, failing the Aptitude or Psychometric test isn’t the end of the interview or assessment - it just means you need to do better in other areas. In most assessment day style events, when you are being marked on several sections over several tasks a fail in one area can be rectified by a good score in another.
If it’s a set piece of the assessment, then unfortunately it does come to just trying again next time - it’s not always such a bad thing:
- You’ll be motivated to prepare harder next time!
- You’ve got a great answer to any interview questions where you need to show motivation, a desire to suceed etc.
Have a look at our psychometrc testing tips and keep on trying!
August 23rd, 2008 at 6:47 am
Martin Gibbons said:
Strictly speaking you can’t fail a personality test. If you do not have the personality type they are looking for then there is a chance you would not enjoy the job in any case(this is assuming the company knows what it is doing). You can get a free personality report at http://www.peoplemaps.com specifically written for you and your career.