IB Psychometric Assessment Pass/Fail?
Just took a psychometric assessment (quantitative, verbal, and abstract reasoning) today at one of Macquarie's offices. From what I could glean from HR, those who perform well are advanced to final interviews.
Does anyone have any clue as to what is considered a passing grade for these kinds of tests? Perhaps people who have taken this test for Macquarie before?
Really just curious as to how well you need to do.
You had to complete 28 abstract reasoning questions in 14 minutes, 30 verbals in 15 minutes, and 21 maths in 21 minutes. Given the intense time constraints, I rushed through most questions and I am sure I got at least several wrong in each section.





I did the same test today...
I did the same test today... the time constraint really isnt that bad. The questions are really easy. Just your typical SHL test. Didnt you get the personality and sales preference test too?
Very few people can answer
Very few people can answer all the questions on that test, so don't get too down on yourself if you didn't finish or had to rush and made a few mistakes. I believe they take your scores and compare them with everyone else currently in the company (ie you placed in the top 5% of current Macquarie employees in quantitative reasoning, etc). From what I understand, based on your scores you are given one of two labels. Either "recommended for hire" or "not recommended for hire". They'll consider your test score and your first round when deciding to send you to a final round.
HelloGoodBye: I got a 100
HelloGoodBye:
I got a 100 question personality assessment at the end.
I'm pretty sure I messed up at least 2 of the 3 currency exchange rate questions on the math section- for some reason I couldn't get the damn pounds sterling/rupees/yen conversion numbers to work out- which left me very flustered and I was forced to select "cannot say/not listed" as the answer.
did you have any issues with the currency exchange problems at all?
Affirmative_Action_Walrus
HelloGoodBye:
I got a 100 question personality assessment at the end.
I'm pretty sure I messed up at least 2 of the 3 currency exchange rate questions on the math section- for some reason I couldn't get the damn pounds sterling/rupees/yen conversion numbers to work out- which left me very flustered and I was forced to select "cannot say/not listed" as the answer.
did you have any issues with the currency exchange problems at all?
you convert rupees to yen, and then yen to sterline.. it's definitely not "cannot say"
hellogoodbye
HelloGoodBye:
I got a 100 question personality assessment at the end.
I'm pretty sure I messed up at least 2 of the 3 currency exchange rate questions on the math section- for some reason I couldn't get the damn pounds sterling/rupees/yen conversion numbers to work out- which left me very flustered and I was forced to select "cannot say/not listed" as the answer.
did you have any issues with the currency exchange problems at all?
you convert rupees to yen, and then yen to sterline.. it's definitely not "cannot say"
that's what i did- couldn't get numbers to match answer choices, so i marked "not listed." oh well
what did you mark as the change in the yen's value from yesterday?
i dont remember any answers
i dont remember any answers lol but it's one of the answer choices, not "not listed"
so if i missed 3-4 on the
so if i missed 3-4 on the math section (out of 21) am I screwed?
does anyone know if the test gives equal weight to the results from all 3 sections or if it gives more weight to math due to the more quantitative nature of IB?
Affirmative_Action_Walrus
so if i missed 3-4 on the math section (out of 21) am I screwed?
does anyone know if the test gives equal weight to the results from all 3 sections or if it gives more weight to math due to the more quantitative nature of IB?
who cares? You cant change anything at this point. sit back and relax
hellogoodbye
so if i missed 3-4 on the math section (out of 21) am I screwed?
does anyone know if the test gives equal weight to the results from all 3 sections or if it gives more weight to math due to the more quantitative nature of IB?
who cares? You cant change anything at this point. sit back and relax
yeah i know. but i just like to know these things for some reason...
Is this in Australia? Because
Is this in Australia? Because I would question the legality of these "psychometric" exams in the US.
USA, what's illegal about
USA, what's illegal about it...
Affirmative_Action_Walrus
so if i missed 3-4 on the math section (out of 21) am I screwed?
does anyone know if the test gives equal weight to the results from all 3 sections or if it gives more weight to math due to the more quantitative nature of IB?
I'm sure missing 3-4 is fine. Is IB really that quantitative? It doesn't sound like it to me, but I don't know that much about IB, and I probably have a skewed opinion of quantitative compared to most.
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AnonymousDude wrote: Is this
Is this in Australia? Because I would question the legality of these "psychometric" exams in the US.
There are some laws about this sort of thing, but I'm not sure what they are specifically. I just know that certain tests are considered illegal for screening employees, IQ tests being one of them. I could be wrong, but I think the law has something to do with racial discrimination, so before a test can be used on potential employees, it has to be shown that race is not a predictor of test scores.
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I am taking the test on
I am taking the test on Tuesday, how can i prepare for it? (I know that Macquarie said its not something we can prepare for, but if I can see the format of the test, I can at least adjust me mentality)
CanYouHearMeNow wrote: I am
I am taking the test on Tuesday, how can i prepare for it? (I know that Macquarie said its not something we can prepare for, but if I can see the format of the test, I can at least adjust me mentality)
increase your IQ by 50 before Tuesday
CanYouHearMeNow wrote: I am
Thanks
I just took the practice test
Anyone here get final round?
did you hear back? they told
Haven't heard back yet.
is everyone in this post
Affirmative_Action_Walrus
zheff wrote: is everyone in
Anyone know how many SAs
no homo
Affirmative_Action_Walrus
The final round is wednesday?
shit I hope final rounds
skyblue wrote: The final
NYC. Guess I didn't get final
did any of the regional
Quote: NYC. Guess I didn't
so i guess no homo meant that
Affirmative_Action_Walrus
hmm, maybe there are two
wow I totally failed my
skyblue wrote: wow I totally
just heard back for a second
nope. telling the truth