I applied for a position just recently. I had the phone interview, which was normal. Then they asked me to come in for a second interview, as well as a few tests. Since the job was for an IT position, I assumed they would be technical tests. Once I got there, they led me into a little testing room and handed me a stack of papers.
In the end, it was a technical test, an analytical test, two personality tests, a grammar/literacy test, and then a typing test. It threw me off a little bit but I think I did pretty well. I can understand that they want their employees to be literate. What was interesting about the analytical test was the fact that it seemed to be an IQ test. They mentioned that they give the tests because they want the best and know that they are capable of getting the best (smartest, I suppose). I also had to bring in college transcripts and evidence of my GPA.
One of the IQ questions was "If the Atlantic equals 80, then what does Pacific equal?"
I am pretty sure I got the right answer, but it just struck me as a tad bit odd.
On a more humorous note, one of the tech questions was asking what protocol provides the user with a graphical interface to connect to another computer over a network connection. I could NOT remember the name of it to save my life. I just wrote that it was the protocol used by Remote Desktop, but I was drawing a sudden blank on the actual name.
The minute I walked out of the building it hit me. Remote Desktop Protocol. Duh.
