Interview/Personality Test

Interview/Personality Test

Interview/Personality Test  The candidate will be interviewed by a Board who will have before them a record of the candidate’s career. The candidate will be asked questions on matters of general interest. The object of the   Interview/Personality Test is to assess the personal suitability of the candidate for a career in public   service by a Board of competent and unbiased observers. The Interview/Personality Test is intended to   judge the mental calibre of a candidate. In broad terms this is really an assessment of not only intellectual qualities but also social traits and interest in current affairs. Some of the qualities to be judged are mental alertness, critical powers of assimilation, clear and logical exposition, balance of judgement, variety and depth of interest, ability for social cohesion and leadership, intellectual and moral integrity. The technique of the Interview/Personality Test is not that of a strict cross-examination but of a   natural, though directed and purposive co…