Question

Organizational/Industrial Psychology:

Do you think the new BIB (Biographic Information Blanks) system will be more effective at helping Google to hire candidates who will be more “well rounded” (i.e., have demonstrated abilities in leadership, teamwork, creativity, etc.)? Why or why not? What alternative ways are there of identifying the kind of “well-rounded” candidates Google is looking for?

Answer 1

I think they are really helpful in hiring the right candidates. Because they cover all the aspects and questions relate to job experience, skill set and some designed questions to assess the potential candidate. They ask questions about past experience to predict their current skills. They also cover interests, values and opinions. Moreover the multiple choice questions help them to assess their current or future behavior. Although it helps to most of the extent, a job seeker always chooses the best answer thinking in recruiter perspective. He may give the answer to a question about his attitude which may not be correct in actual. Also every job seeker cannot build his bio data so effectively to portray all his skills. Always humans are to be prefered to machines. It is better to go in a traditional manner for hiring. Because an employee or a person is not just his CV, he is more than that.