Introduction To Pymetrics Games Flashcards

What is the purpose of the pymetrics assessment?

Answer: To provide an immersive and exciting approach for employers to analyze a candidate's personality characteristics and potential during the recruitment process

The Pymetrics assessment uses neuroscience-based games to objectively evaluate a candidate's inherent personality characteristics and cognitive potential. This provides employers with an immersive and data-driven approach to analyze traits like risk tolerance, attention, and decision-making, helping them identify the best fit for roles during the recruitment process.

Who founded Pymetrics and in which city?

Answer: Two Harvard and MIT-trained PhDs in New York

Pymetrics was co-founded by Frida Polli and Julie Yoo, both highly educated individuals with PhDs from Harvard and MIT, respectively. They established the company in New York City, leveraging their expertise in neuroscience and data science to create an innovative talent assessment platform.

Which of the following is not a trait assessed in the neuroscience-based psychometric tests of pymetrics games?

Answer: Creativity

Pymetrics games are designed to measure a range of cognitive and emotional traits such as attention, memory, risk tolerance, decision-making, and problem-solving. While creativity is a valuable trait, it is not one of the core, directly assessed neuroscience-based psychometric traits measured by the Pymetrics platform.

What is the name of the game where you draw cards and could win or lose money?

Answer: Cards Game

The 'Cards Game' in Pymetrics is specifically designed to assess a candidate's risk tolerance and decision-making under uncertainty. In this game, players draw cards from different decks, with some leading to monetary gains and others to losses, requiring strategic choices to maximize earnings.

Which game is similar to what you would find in a brain-training app?

Answer: Learning Tower Game

The 'Learning Tower Game' is a Pymetrics assessment that closely resembles tasks found in popular brain-training applications. It challenges candidates to plan and execute a sequence of moves to reconstruct a tower, thereby measuring planning skills, problem-solving abilities, and cognitive flexibility.

What qualities might a tech start-up value in a potential employee?

Answer: Adaptability and risk-taking

Tech startups operate in dynamic and often unpredictable environments, prioritizing innovation and rapid growth. Therefore, they highly value employees who demonstrate adaptability to changing circumstances and a willingness to take calculated risks, as these traits are crucial for navigating uncertainty and driving new ideas forward.

When is the best time to take a test?

Answer: In the morning when you are most mentally awake

Taking a cognitive assessment like Pymetrics games when you are most mentally awake, typically in the morning, ensures optimal performance. Your brain is fresh, focused, and less fatigued, allowing you to process information and make decisions more effectively, which accurately reflects your true abilities.