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BIODATA
(54 questions)
General Information
The questions included in this Biodata Section ask for information about you and
your background. These kinds of questions are often asked during an oral interview.
For years, employers have been using interviews to relate personal history,
preferences, and attitude to job success. This Biodata Section attempts to do the
same.
An interview often fails because the wrong questions are asked or different
questions are asked of each candidate. The Biodata Section includes questions that
have been shown to be related to job success. It has been found that successful
employees tend to select some answers more often than other answers, while less
successful employees tend to select different answers.
The usual employment test includes questions which have one "correct" or "best"
answer and credit is only given for that answer choice. In the scoring of the
questions in the Biodata Section, some credit is given for every answer choice.
Therefore it is important that you answer every question, because no credit is given
for questions that you do not answer. Also, no credit is given if you mark more than
one answer to a question.
You should answer the following questions using the instructions for multiple choice
questions provided previously. You may only mark one answer to each question.
It is possible that none of the answers applies well to you. However, one of the
answers will surely be more true (or less inaccurate) for you than the others. In such
a case, mark that answer.
Answer each question honestly. The credit that is assigned to each answer choice
is based on how successful employees describe themselves when honestly
responding to these questions.
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