How to complete the Rosenzweig hiring test to show yourself in a favorable light in front of the employer?
Sometimes at a job interview, the subject is asked to perform a kind of test. 24 (or less, depending on the modification) pictures are offered, which depict a certain situation and you need to write how you yourself would act if you were in it. This is a fairly well-known Rosenzweig test. It determines the reactions to frustrating situations, that is, to situations in which some need is blocked, or in other words, to unpleasant situations.
For example, you come to the boss, and he tells you: "Despite the fact that we agreed with you, I cannot accept you." Or sit in the auditorium, and your neighbor's hat in front covers part of the screen for you. What will be your reaction? Depending on your answers, the psychologist determines how you most often act in life in difficult or unpleasant situations, and recommends the employer to hire you or not.
Let's take a look at which responses will influence the hiring decision and which will be the reason for rejection.
So, all your answers will be divided into 9 conditional categories, of which we will describe the 6 most frequently encountered:
1. To this type of reactions, we include those that emphasize obstacles and do not imply a way out of the current difficult situation. For example, in one of the situations you are told in the store that the desired book is over, and you answer: “So what to do now. I can’t live without her.”
2. You deny your guilt and are aggressive towards anyone in the situation. Such reactions are called hostile. For example, your wife reproaches you that you have lost the keys, to which you answer that she herself is to blame, did not remind you, etc.
3. You demand the resolution of a difficult situation from another person, indicate what he needs to do, where to go, what to bring.
4. You blame yourself, feel guilty. For example, you are criticized for speeding, you apologize and admit your guilt.
5. You accept responsibility for the current situation and are ready to look for the best solution. For example, you yourself suggest that you go to get the book you want, reschedule the meeting, or take another necessary action.
6. You release the situation on the brakes, say that, they say, it's okay, no one is to blame, everything will be resolved by itself.
You finish the test, and the psychologist calculates which answers you have the most. Let's draw a picture of what opinion about you as an employee will develop after calculating the results.
Suppose most of the answers are of the first type, when an obstacle is emphasized, but a solution to the situation is not offered. In this case, you introduce yourself as an employee who sees obstacles all around and is not ready to seek and propose solutions. It is in your best interest to give fewer of these answers.
If you have the most answers of the second type, you will look like a conflict person, giving an aggressive reaction in any situation. Perhaps for the profession of a controller on a bus that catches free riders, this is acceptable, but it is unlikely to be welcomed in any other job. Try to give fewer of these answers or refrain from them altogether.
Reactions of the third type are acceptable for a number of professions, but should not absolutely prevail. Being able to lead people and solving some problems with their help can be a useful quality if this skill is moderately expressed. For example, 3-5 of these answers may be helpful to you.
If you have the most reactions of the fourth type, you will imagine yourself as a person who is constantly apologizing, prone to experiencing feelings of guilt, not knowing how to take responsibility for solving difficulties. However, several of these answers can help you, because sometimes you need to admit your mistakes. But don't do it too often.
The prevalence of reactions of the fifth type will present you as a responsible person, ready to "sort out" many situations. Such responses will portray you as a proactive and responsible employee, and present you in the most favorable light. The more such answers, the better.
And the predominance of reactions of the sixth type will draw the image of a person who is indifferent to what is happening around and is not interested in what is happening. The largest number of such responses will present you in a disadvantageous light to the employer. However, a certain number of such answers are simply necessary, since there are situations in which the wisest and most sensible solution is to smile and not create tragedy out of the current situation. Let you have a small number of such answers.
