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Ok Everyone, i need some input on what everyone things of this question

What abilities do video games such as Snood or Pac-Man involve?
And
Give an example of a job for which a Snoodlike test may be appropriate for applicant screening.

Input Please!
 
What the hell is Snood?

And why would you want to give a job applicant a test based off of it?
 
Nope. I can safely say I have never played it. And if I ever had a job interview and I was asked about my Snood playing abilities I don't know if I'd walk out or punch the interviewer in the face.

"I'm sorry. You just aren't the type of person we are looking to fill this position. You scored well below average on Snood."

"What they hell?"
 
Moose777 said:
Nope. I can safely say I have never played it. And if I ever had a job interview and I was asked about my Snood playing abilities I don't know if I'd walk out or punch the interviewer in the face.

"I'm sorry. You just aren't the type of person we are looking to fill this position. You scored well below average on Snood."

"What they hell?"
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In a test like that, they are not testing your ability to play the game, but the your abilities involed in playing the game.
Hand-Eye pattern recognition, hypothesis testing, estimating skills, inductive skills, resource management, logistics, mapping, memory, quick thinking, and reasoned judgments.
 
-(Xyphox)- said:
In a test like that, they are not testing your ability to play the game, but the your abilities involed in playing the game.
Hand-Eye pattern recognition, hypothesis testing, estimating skills, inductive skills, resource management, logistics, mapping, memory, quick thinking, and reasoned judgments.
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i think it would be retarded to use a game to judge you.. re fucking tarded
 
Snood is just a ripped off bust a move. So your biggest competition for the job would still be people who had played one of these two games before. Stooopid.
 
I've gone throught stupider shit - like personality profiling.
 
ameoba said:
I've gone throught stupider shit - like personality profiling.
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so you're saying this is a good idea?? LOL.. right...

personality profiling isn't too bad.. depends what test you use.... studies have shown that personality tests are useful and do have some merit
 
Regardless if it's a test of your skills, some people are going to kick ass more than others.

At best it'd be able to measure if a person is halfway intelligent, but then again, so would be a spelling test with words like "gamer".
 
DudeItsMe said:
Regardless if it's a test of your skills, some people are going to kick ass more than others.

At best it'd be able to measure if a person is halfway intelligent, but then again, so would be a spelling test with words like "gamer".
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i don't think spelling reflects intelligence.. well.. it does.. but it's the the alpha and omega of determining if some it smart.. i'm a horrible speller but i'm doing awesome in school...
 
Re: spelling
Obviously spelling isn't a direct indicator of intelligence but employers seldom care about intelligence - they want somebody who is going to play by the rules, do their job correctly & not be a problem. An immensely intelligent person who believes they are above the rules and doesn't need to worry about spelling is probably going to be a nightmare for supervisors and management. Most jobs don't require a genius - they only require somebody capable of doing the job that'll get it done right.


As far as testing applicants for a job, like I said above, finding the best possible person generally isn't the goal - they just want to find somebody qualified and reliable. Getting the best possible person is always nice but if you have a dozen applicants, interview 4 and find that 2 could do the job reasonably, it doesn't really matter which one you pick. Some places might have higher standards of what 'reasonable' is, but employers would generally rather have an average worker that's reliable, consistant and easy to work with than a super-genius that's fickle, flaky & thinks they're above the rules.

Trust me - I've been That Guy.
 
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