Question

Mr. Murthy is the Human Resource Manager of Jai Hind Hospital in Vellore. He has to appoint nurses for the hospital. Since patients in the hospital are of different types, he wants to find out the candidates’ maturity and emotions in dealing with the patients. He also wants to know about the candidates’ ability to make decisions. Explain two types of tests that Mr. Murthy can use to meet his requirements.

Answer 1

Two types of tests that Mr Murthy can use to meet his requirements are:
(i) Personality Test It provides clues to a person’s emotions, reactions, maturity, value systems etc. They probe the overall personality and are difficult to design and implement.
(ii) Intelligence Test It measures the level of intelligence quotient of an individual. It is an indicator of a person’s learning ability or the ability to make decisions and judgments.