The Ultimate Job Test: Ready for a Challenge?
You’ve heard of the brainteaser questions used by Google in their candidate selection process. Candidates comb the Internet for insight from candidates who’ve succeeded in a Google interview. Well, Upstream Systems has raised the stakes with a new employee selection tool. Upstream Systems is a global mobile marketing technology and services provider. The company has always been an industry leader, having launched inaugural mobile marketing campaigns for giants, such as Coca Cola and T-Mobile. Now they are seeking five talented Marketing Campaign Managers. If you think you have what it takes, they have a challenge for you. Your seven-part mission, should you choose to accept it, begins on this webpage. You just get one shot, and as they state in the instructions, they will know and “will call the police” if you try to take the challenge a second time. (This reminds me of Willy Wonka as he begins the tour of his famous chocolate factory.)Is this the next wave of ingenious tools to identify talent or simply hype from a clever marketing company? This is a major game-changer in how employers will screen candidates in the future. We’ve seen our share of IQ tests, psychometric tests, personality profiles, brand profiles, and social media scores. Each of these tools is an indicator of a candidate’s intelligence, perspicacity, and interpersonal skills. But, what can this video game-style challenge reveal about a candidate? The challenge is timed and there is no going back once you’ve begun. It’s a great indicator of a candidate’s response to pressure, creativity, and resourcefulness.
“The Upstream Challenge is a great tool to attract and really engage the right kind of candidates for this role,” said Guy Krief, Senior Vice President, Innovation, Upstream.” We’re trying an innovative approach to recruitment – not just looking at hiring the most impressive resume, but people who are up for a challenge and demonstrate an ease with languages, can creatively think and innovate, and who understand basic statistics, because that’s what they’ll face every day in this position.”
So, are you ready for a challenge? Follow this link and give it a try.
This blog's author, Debra Wheatman of Careers Done Write, provides executive career services including resume and cover letter preparation, job search / interviewing strategies and professional branding including how to effectively use LinkedIn, Twitter and other social media in your career.
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