RE: Evaluating Candidates Using Tests, Logic Questions, and Similar

["Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com>]

Fascinating, Captain, but I fail to see the need to get emotional in the
situations you describe below. This sounds like pretty straightforward
time and project management. Get organized, set your priorities, and
execute.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Barrow
> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 12:55 PM
> To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: RE: Evaluating Candidates Using Tests, Logic 
> Questions, and Similar
> 
> In the early 1990s, two Ph.D.s published the term "emotional 
> intelligence" in the Journal of Personality Assessment. 
> This term was used to describe a person's ability to 
> understand his or her own emotions and the emotions of
> others and to act appropriately based on this understanding.  
> 
> I've seen tests that measure EQ, but the questions were more 
> personal than professional (e.g., your partner breaks up 
> with you, a friend borrows money and won't repay it, etc.).
> 
> Speaking for myself, all of the interviewers that I've dealt 
> with have asked at least one question when interviewing me 
> that assessed my E.Q.:
> 
> "What would you do if you had a tight deadline and the 
> developers that have the information you need are 
> unavailable?"
> 
> "To make your deadline you are asked to work overtime on the 
> same day that you have plans for the evening. What do you 
> do?"
> 
> I think we've all been exposed to E.Q. questions, but just 
> never realized it.
> 

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