|our school online magazine is going to publish an article about job opportunities for

new graduates. You have been asked to submit your proposal in the form of an
academic essay on the topic below.

According to the World Economic Forum report, “disruptive changes to business

models will have a profound impact on the employment landscape over the coming
years. Many of the major drivers of transformation currently affecting global industries
are expected to have a significant impact on jobs, ranging from significant job creation
to job displacement, and from heightened labour productivity to widening skills gaps. In
many industries and countries, the most in-demand occupations or specialties did not
exist 10 or even five years ago, and the pace of change is set to accelerate.” 

Source: The Future of Jobs Employment, Skills and Workforce Strategy for the
Fourth Industrial Revolution (2016). World Economic Forum. Retrieved
from http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Future_of_Jobs.pdf  

On the basis of this statement from the World Economic Forum, write an academic
essay of about 400 words comparing AND contrasting two language-related
professions of your choice which are in demand in your country or abroad. In the
course of the development of your essay, you should include the following lexico-
grammatical items studied in this unit:

 The phrasal verb: “take up” 

 The lexical items: “qualifications” and “promotion”

 A grammatical structure: a modal verb 

Remember to underline or highlight the items included in your essay. Otherwise, they
will not be considered.

Remember that content, organization, grammatical structures, relevant

vocabulary, and clarity of expression will be taken into account at the time of
reviewing your essay. Do not forget to follow the formal conventions taught,
especially regarding margins and spacing, and to include the word count at the end of
the essay.

Similarities:

-Bridging between two parties wanting to communicate/ accurately connecting two languages

-can work as a freelancer or be hired by a company/particulars

Differences:

One is on-the-spot meanwhile the other takes more time and you can set your own pace

Oral translation/written translation

Work behind the scenes

In today´s connected world, language-related professions are some of the most important and
needed works. Even more, being able to connect two different languages is one of the most
required skills in today’s work world.

In today´s connected world, language-related professions are some of the most important and
needed works; thanks to multinational and global companies, the job creation in this field has
seen a never before growth. Being able to speak two different languages opens the door to a
world of job opportunities in many fields, different paying bonuses and even better promotion
opportunities. Two exciting language related professions are translation and interpreter, even
though they may sound akin, they share two main similarities and two differences.

On the one hand, there are two main similarities between working as a translator and an
interpreter.

Both professions work as a bridge between two languages. Their job to connect between two
different parties wanting to communicate; to accurately transmit information from a language
to another. For this, both need a fluent knowledge in their mother language and the foreign
language, as well in the specific field they cover.

The second similarity is that both can work as be hired by companies or and individual. This
can adapt to the professional’s needs, if the enjoy more working as a freelancer they will have
to advertise themselves in order to be hired, and if they prefer a more stable job in a company
they can opt to;

On the other hand, translator and interpreters have two major differences.

First, interpreters convert spoken speech from one language to another, while translator
convert written texts. An interpreter will translate, on the spot, spoken speech in a meeting, an
office, for a small group of people or and individual client; in contrast, translators convert
written speech at their own pace, taking in consideration the native culture and the aiming one

Second, because of the nature of their jobs, the quality of the translation differs. Most
interpreters translate at the same time they listen, so the quality of the translation may vary,
but interpreters tend to commit more mistakes; on the other side, translators will take a
longer time to complete their jobs, but they have the advantage of doing fields research and
checking a dictionary if they need.

All in all, translators and interpreters are similar professions but have key differences. They are
similar in the fact that both have to connect two languages, and that both can work as
freelancers or hired by a company. The major differences are the type of speech they translate
and the quality of the translation.

Ideas for contrast and comparison essays

Unit 3

-Working women then and now

-working mothers: pros and cons

-the pros and cons of using psychometric testing during the hiring process

Unit 4

-primary and secondary school system in the us, uk and Argentina

https://lenguas.aulavirtual.unc.edu.ar/mod/lesson/view.php?id=143530&pageid=554

-similarities and differences between exams in the us and the uk

-homeschooling vs standar schooling

https://lenguas.aulavirtual.unc.edu.ar/mod/lesson/view.php?id=143561&pageid=566

-differences between the higher education in the us, uk and Argentina

-learning/teaching with technology and learning/teaching without it

OPTION 2:
Your school has been holding debate sessions about issues related to job interviews
and employment opportunities for new graduates. For the closing session, your
instructor has asked you to write a well-developed academic essay of about 400 words
on this topic:

Experts believe that certain personal characteristics, such as team-working skills,

reasoning ability and personal empathy, are difficult to assess at a job interview and
that testing can be a more reliable indicator. What is more, they assert that
psychometric tests can minimize bias on the basis of gender and race, and may also
allow the interview to be tailored for the individual. Thus, according to these experts,
psychometric tests can make the recruitment process fairer to the employer and the
applicant. However, job seekers do not always think this is so and many interviewees
feel frustrated and disappointed at the results of this kind of testing. 

On the basis of these experts’ views, write an academic essay of about 400
words comparing AND contrasting job interviews and psychometric tests as
tools to select candidates for a job. In the course of the development of your essay,
include the following lexico-grammatical items studied in this unit:

 The multi-word verb: “take on”

 The lexical items: “vacant” and “shortlist (verb)”

 The grammatical structure: passive voice   

Remember to underline or highlight the items included in your essay. Otherwise, they
will not be considered.

Remember that content, organization, grammatical structures, relevant

vocabulary, and clarity of expression will be taken into account at the time of
reviewing your essay. Do not forget to follow the formal conventions taught,
especially regarding margins and spacing, and to include the word count at the end of
the essay.
 An open vacant in a big company or a medium business taking new employees can
bring tens of applicants, making the hiring process stressful. Moreover, an unprofessional or
unskilled employee can slow down an entire company, contrariwise a disciplined one can
boost an entire office performance. Thankfully, there are some strategies that can be helpful,
psychometric tests and job interviews are two great ways to shortlist the candidates, but both
have their strong and weak points.

On one hand, both have similar strong point. After an interview, the employer will
know about the different employees´ attitudes, their previous achievements and future goals;
furthermore, the postulants will also have a glance of the work space and the pace of the job.
In contrast, a psychometric test will give the employer a better understanding about the
employees´ personalities as well as their hard and soft skills, tests will create a consistent
standard for new employees. A psychometric test will help to determine who is a better fit into
a company, how they think and what would they do in certain situations can be of great help
for an employer. While a job interview can also be helpful with this, it may be a better strategy
if the employer wants to compare two different postulants’ side by side.

On the other hand, both strategies have two important downsides. First, psychometric
tests can be very good to narrow down the candidates, but the results must be given by
someone qualified to do so, thus, extra money is must be spent. On the other side, interviews
cost very little, but they cost a lot of time; stablishing a conversation with each applicant is very
time consuming. Second, in both strategies a false impression can be made. In an interview,
because a candidate is nervous or anxious, he can seem to be inadequate for the job even if he
is perfectly capable. Although this factor can also intervene in a test, if the examiner is
inexperienced with the type of test being taken, a misinterpretation can happen.

To conclude, both strategies have strong and weak points. Both are good to know about the
candidates and obtain information, also to determine if someone can be a good fit or compare
candidates. In contrast, they both have weak points, one can be time consuming and the other
is not cost efficient. Both strategies dare very efficient but due to their downsides using them
together will help the employer to take on the best postulants in most cases.

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Intro:
Psychometric test:

- a psychometric test will give the employer a better understanding about the employees´
personalities as well as their hard and soft skills. Tests will create a consistent standard for new
employees

- A psychometric test will help to determine who is a better fit into a company, how they think
and what would they do in certain situations can be of great help for an employer

- cons

-, psychometric tests can be very good to narrow down the candidates, but the results must be
given by someone qualified to do so, thus, extra money is necessaire for the hiring team

- Although this factor can also intervene in a test., if the examiner is inexperienced with the
type of test being takes, a misinterpretation can happen.

Job interview

-, the employer will know about the different employees´ attitudes, their previous
achievements and future goals; furthermore, the postulants will also have a glance of the work
space and the pace of the job

- While a job interview can also be helpful with this, it may be a better strategy if the employer
wants to compare two different postulants’ side by side.

Cons

- interviews cost very little, but they cost a lot of time; stablishing a conversation with each
applicant is very time consuming

- In an interview, because a candidate is nervous or anxious, he can seem to be inadequate for

the job even if he is perfectly capable
-Working women then and now

In the 1940s, one of five working women were earning salaries. The workplace was full of
disparities between men and women, most of them were harassed and mistreated. The
situation has been changing slow but steadily. In the last decades, women have revolutionized
the workspace and many things have changed, especially compared to how it was a hundred
years ago, sadly not everything has changed.

Being a working woman a hundred years ago was not easy. Almost all jobs were meant for
men, women were expected to stay in the house and act as housewives. A working woman
was seen as someone who took a job out from a man. Women also had low chances of
obtaining higher education; women were not accepted in most universities nor had the
possibility to pay for it. The few women with a college degree were teachers or nurses in most
cases. Working women also suffered from harassment and were heavily mistreated by their
co-workers and bosses. Furthermore, a huge wage gap existed between men and women;
neither had the chance of getting bonusses nor were paid overtime

In contrast, many things have changed in today´s workspace compared to a hundred years ago,
other remain similar. Now, women can work almost everywhere. If a man can do a job, a
woman can do it too. Little by little women are also obtaining higher hierarchy jobs like
managers, bosses and even presidents in some countries; something unimaginable decades
ago. Women are now occupying slightly more than half of universities; they can be accepted in
any college. On the other side, sadly, women still experience harassment in the workplace,
some women have the possibility to do something about it, but other don’t. Even though it is
illegal, a wage gap still exists in some places; though, the gap has decreased significantly in the
last decades

To conclude we can say that many things have changed for the better, but sadly other things
remain almost the same. Women have more opportunities than before, are able to study and
work in almost any place they want to and are not expected to do an specific job. on the other
hand, women keep suffering harassment in the workplace, not in the same level and frequency
though. Some also suffer from a wage gap compared to men, thankfully, smaller than decades
ago
-primary and secondary school system in the us, uk and Argentina

Outline:

Us and Argentina

-curricula regulations:

Usa: no national curricula, each school decides their own. there are recomendations and
standars required to obtain federal assistance

Argentina: the ministry of educations sets the curriculum, it is not meant to be followed step
by step, but meant to guide the schools

Uk: there is a national curriculum, only state schools are expected to follow it, if they don’t
their funds are taken. Private schools have their own curriculum

-school funding

Usa: state schools are funded by the government trough taxes, father do not pay anything

Argentina: the same as uk

Uk: state funds state schools, private schools are funded trough fees

-compulsory education

Usa: the same

Argentina: kindergarden 4-5 yo. Primary school: 6-11 secondary school: 12-17

Uk: the same 5-18

-what exams are taken

Usa: grade point average- gpa-

Argentina: aprender test, for primary and secondary schools.

Uk: sat at sixth year- gcse at eleventh year

Education is the key for a better future. Most countries think like this, but most have different
ideas of how to educate children and teenagers. Education is different around the world, a
classroom in Sweden is completely different to a classroom in south Africa, even though they
have similarities, their education systems are completely different. Even in countries no so far
apart, this is the case for Argentina and the usa, both have many similarities but also
differences.

On one hand we have two main similarities. Both countries have similar compulsory education;
in the usa as well as in Argentina, a child would enter kindergarten at the age of 4-5 years, they
would enter primary school at the age of 6-7 years and enter secondary school at 11-12 years
and finish the compulsory education at the age of 17-18. Secondly, in Argentina and in the usa
standardized tests are taken. In usa the most common exams are the sat and the gpa, both
taken after students finish secondary school. In Argentina there is the “aprender” test. Though,
their purpose is very different, in the usa those tests are required in order to enter into college,
in Argentina the tests are prepared by the ministry to revise general students’ knowledge in
language and math.

On the other hand, education in the usa and Argentina have two main differences. Firs, the
funding of the schools is different; in the schools are funded by the government through taxes
parents do not pay for their children´s education. Contrary, in Argentina only public schools are
funded by the state, private schools are funded by parents´ fees. Secondly, curricula are
different in both countries. In the usa there is no national curriculum, each school and state
define their own curriculum, there are recommendations made by the state and a standard
expected for all schools. On the other side, in Argentina there is a national curriculum, in order
to give equal education to every child. Tough, it is not mandatory to follow but it is meant to
guide schools

To resume, schools in Argentina and the usa have two main differences and two main
similarities. Both systems have similar compulsory education, as well as a standardized tests. In
contrast, the differences are the funding of schools and the curriculum the schools follow.
Education is one of the most important subjects for countries around the world and there isn’t
a single way of handling the education system correctly
-differences between the higher education in the us, uk and Argentina

 Types of degrees the same un uk and usa

associate degrees: 2 years

bachelor’s degree: 4 yearsby far the most common type of degree awarded

master’s degree: additional 2 or 3

professional degree:

doctoral degree:

❖ Funding  

. The major sources of revenue include tuition and fee payments from students and
families (including the government-backed financial aid that students use to pay tuition)

❖ Admission requirements 

Depending on the grade of an sat exam or a ACT

Uk: Most courses will want any students who've taken GCSE to have at least two
GCSEs, typically maths and English. At least two subjects must be taken at A Level, if
you're an A Level student
❖ Grading system 

Letter graduation: a, b, c, d, f

Uk: same

❖ Types of institutions 

https://blog.collegeboard.org/what-are-different-types-colleges

https://blog.meetuni.com/what-are-the-different-types-of-institutions-in-uk/

❖ The most prestigious universities

Usa: princeton, hardvard, mit

Uk: Cambridge and Oxford

Higher education differs a lot between countries, even for neighbouring countries, the
system can be completely different from one another.

Universities in the usa share main 2 similarities with universities from the uk, but there
are also 2 main differences

strive for a college degree is hard and expensive, a great sacrifice must be done to
achieve it, made by parents and specially students, most teenagers in first world
countries see

in order to achieve a college degree some sacrifices must be done, made not only by
students but also by parents; furthermore, most teenagers in first world countries see
college as their only option after finishing secondary school. Higher education differs a
lot between countries, even for neighbouring countries, the system can be completely
different from one another. Universities in the usa share 2 main similarities with
universities from the uk, but there are also 2 main differences

on one hand, both systems have similarities. First, both countries share the same grading
system. This is the well-known letter system, ranging from letter A to F excluding the
letter E. Each letter represents a range of percentage, +A meaning a %100 of
correctness and a -C the lowest passing mark at %59 to %69. Secondly, the usa as well
as the uk have similar types of degrees. There are five different degrees. Associate
degree requires 2 years; bachelor’s degree, the most common in both countries,
requiring 4-5 years of study. Master´s degree, requires 2-3 extra years after obtaining a
bachelors degree. And the highest degree obtainable is a doctorate, the number of years
depends on the career.
On the other hand, the higher education in these countries has two main differences.
Universities in the uk are mostly funded by the state in two ways; one, the state pays for the
maintenance of buildings and salaries; and two, subsides students and they pay college fees.
Contrary, universities in usa are mostly funded by students’ fees, this makes the higher
education in this country one of the most expensive of the world.Second, in the usa
universities require students to do an exam to be admitted. s.a.t exams (scholarship aptitude
test) or the A.C.T. exam (American college testing) are the most common exams required.
contrasting, students in the uk are required a gcse (general certificate of secondary school) on
different subjects, the most common ones are language and math but it depends on the career

To conclude, higher education in the usa and in uk are different but also share some
similarities. Both systems have the same grading system and have similar types of degrees. But
on the opposite, they differ in the funding and the admission requirements of their
universities. Even though these systems are different, they are still considered as some of the
best in the world, so there is not a single correct way of teaching, but different approaches
with similar results.
Homeschooling vs standar school

Homeshchooling

 As there is no state curriculum that you’re required to follow when

homeschooling - although some home educating parents choose to do so
anyway - parents have freedom to decide what to teach their children and
when. This means “there’s far more scope for encouraging children to
follow their own interests, whatever they may be,” says home education
advocate and author Sue Fairhead.
 Critics of homeschooling warn that untrained teaching and lack of a
set curriculum means that homeschooled children could end up
with gaps in their education which would be problematic if they
wanted to reintegrate into the school system at a later point. Lack of
exam preparedness can also impede their chances of university
admission.
 Government ministers say a mandatory nationwide register would
help at-risk children by making it easier for councils to intervene if
educational standards are not met.
 Some parents who want to withdraw their children from mainstream
schooling but are unable to provide an education themselves “turn
instead to the use, during the school day, of a variety of
unregulated settings such as part-time alternative provision or
unregistered independent schools”, says the Department for Education.
These institutions are not subject to any oversight to ensure they meet
any educational or safeguarding standards.
 The absence of a formal structure means that homeschooled students be
involved in directing their own learning. A growing movement
called unschooling frames children as the leaders of their education with
parents working as support. This means the child will learn at their own
pace instead of that of their class, and develop their sense of
independence, resourcefulness and responsibility.
 For many families, one parent leaving employment to educate their
children at home represents a huge commitment of time and
finances.
 Children can miss out socially by not learning around peers.
The Good Schools Guide emphasises the importance of ensuring
that home educated children form outside friendships and join
clubs with regular meetings.


eaching of values/  religious beliefs/  

standard schooling
The American Curriculum provides a flexible framework for schools. The American or
US Curriculum is based on American Common Core State Standards for English,
Language Arts, Math, History & Geography, and Next-Generation Science Standards.

Teaching of values/  religious beliefs/  

Pace of learning
Costs
Social skills

Outline

Curriculum: hs can decide their own curriculum/ schools decide their own curriculum (same)

Academic standars: hs can create a gap between them and normal school (normal is better)

Pace of learning: in hs students can set their own pace of learning (hs is better)

Teaching values: parents can decide what to teach (hs is better)

Cost: a parent has to quit their job in order to teach to the child ( normal is better)
In the last few years, standard schooling has not seen it´s best days. The values the teachers
pass onto their students and the quality of education is questioned, salaries are being debated
day by day, and the worst of all, the safety of normal classrooms is debated. This is the main
reason why home-schooling has been in a rise for the last few years in first world countries.
Home-schooling is very different than standard schooling

Home-schooling has some strong points. Parents and tutors do the teaching, and the parents
are the ones who select the curriculum. This is a great advantage since they can select the
subjects, they consider most important and exclude others. Also, children can set their own
pace of learning, so, fast and slow learners can feel comfortable while studying. This are both
advantages but come with a great disadvantage, a gap between standard schools and
homeschool’s can be created. A factor to take into consideration if a home-schooled wants to
reintegrate into standard schooling. Another disadvantage home schoolers have is the
financial harm families can have. In order to teach their children, one of the parents may have
to quit their job to do so.

On the contrary, standard schools have also strong and weak points. Opposite to
homeschooling, the curriculum is selected by a group of professionals, following the state
regulations and recommendations. This ensures the students no gap can be created between
them and other schools. Even though in standard schools, especially private or renowned
schools, there is a team of pedagogists and councils, fast and slow learners are wrongly
affected by their groups pace. Lastly, standard schooling has one more advantage in contrast
to homeschooling, economically is cheaper. Primary and secondary school is not very
expensive in most countries, and public education is also a viable option, ensuring quality
education with a low to no cost.

To conclude, homeschooling and standard schooling are different and depending the aspect
one is better than the other. Homeschooling is better at setting the pace and selecting the
curriculum; but it´s financial needs and the possible gaps compared to normal schools make
standard schooling a better option in most cases. Both are great ways to school a child, and
each family should consider both when thinking about the education of their children.

Learning/teaching with technology and without it

economic, social and cultural life around them.

But students who use computers very frequently at school do a lot worse in
most learning outcomes, even after accounting for social background and
student demographics.
The results also show no appreciable improvements in student achievement in
reading, mathematics or science in the countries that had invested heavily in
information and communication technology (ICT) for education.
Another interpretation is that schools have not yet become good enough at the kind of
pedagogies that make the most of technology
If students use smartphones to copy and paste prefabricated answers to questions, it is
unlikely to help them to become smarter. Educators who want to ensure that students
become smarter than a smartphone need to think harder about the pedagogies they
are using to teach them.

Equally important, technology allows teachers and students to access specialised

materials well beyond textbooks, in multiple formats, with little time and space
constraints. Technology provides great platforms for collaboration in knowledge
creation where teachers can share and enrich teaching materials.

Interactive whiteboards

Digital presentations

Studends

social

Cyber bullyng

Can fall behind easier

Access to elements

Teacher

Wider range of elements, presentations, whiteboards

Have to adapt into new technoplogies is not easy

Students can cheat, copy and paste answers

Students may have problems studying without technology

Outline

Without

Fewer range of elements

Accessibility to those elements

Students can fall behind easier

With

Wider range of elements,

Easier accessibility to those elements

Present problems studying without technology

Students can copy and paste answers aswell can cheat in online exams

Technology has revolutionized the world and the education system is no exception. Kids are
more tech-savvy than ever, a small child can use a smartphone or a netbook as well as an adult
can. This has led to teachers trying to implement these technologies into the classroom. Today
a classroom that uses technology in the usual is very different from a normal classroom, this
change is for both, teachers and students.

On the one hand, for a student with technology in their classroom it is easier to keep up with
other students. Because of the different tools teachers provide and the ability to search on the
web, students who fall behind can keep the pace of the rest of students. In contrast, a student
in a normal classroom who falls behind or doesn’t understand something falls in the
willingness of the teacher and other students for reexplaining a subject. On the other side,
students without technology have a better social life. Despite the lack of connectivity, these
students tend to interact in better ways with their classmates. Opposite to this, tech savvy
students usually have less face-to-face chatting, these students may also suffer from cyber
bullying.

On the other hand, teacher´s work is different too. Teachers in schools with technology have a
wider range of elements to work with. They can make a good use of digital whiteboards and
give interactive presentations to their students; they can show and make videos explaining to
their students. All this is great for teacher to show diversity in the classroom and keep the
student’s attention. Differently, normal teachers have a rougher time at keeping the attention
of students. With the constant use of the normal whiteboard students will feel the classes
monotonous and lose interest quicker. Even though it may be harder for these teachers, it has
been proved that the students of normal teachers have a better overall score than students
with technology.

To conclude, the school life of students and teachers is different with and without technology.
Students have an easier time at keeping up with their classmates compared with normal
students, but their social life is affected. On the other side, teachers with technology have a
wider range of elements to use in the classroom, but the quality of education is lower than the
given by normal teachers. All in all a classroom with and without technology are totally
different, but is safe to say that none is better than the other.

Millennials and older workers

The world of work is changing. Not only new work fields are being created, but also new
technologies are implemented in the daily. The workforce is being renovated too: the last baby
boomers are leaving their jobs and the oldest generation Xers are retiring to, leaving the door
open to millennials to take over. Older workers and millennials are very different, but both
have their strong and weak points.

Millennials are today’s workers. Most millennials work by passion. They are driven by
things they consider correct: it is weird to see a millennial in a job because of the salary. Even
more, they possess great adaptability capacities. The love for their job makes millennials adapt
faster to new environments. Growing surrounded by new technologies makes them the best at
utilizing new machinery. On the other side, millennials tend to be egocentric. They are full of
confidence and ambition, but may go over. To thing their ideas are better and to not be the
best at following orders makes them untrustful. And lastly, their performance is directly
attached to their enjoyment of their job. if they feel uncomfortable in the workspace or have a
lack of passion, they will drastically underperform.

On the other hand, older workers shouldn’t be taken out of consideration, gen X
workers are mostly driven by their responsibilities. Although feeling good with heir job is also
important, their paycheques are the reason they work. Passion is not the first thing that pops
in their mind while thinking about work, but their family and lifestyle. Unlike millennials, they
also tend to be more consistent workers. Because of their sense of responsibility, feet on the
ground and a lot more experience, they can follow orders to the letter. Finally, although their
efforts, older workers have problems adapting. Partly because of their age, generation Xers are
not open to changes and find trouble in new environments. Also, because they present
problems using new technologies. Technology is used in the daily in today’s workspace and
most older workers have problems using last decade technology.

To conclude, both generations have strong and weak points. Millennials have the capability to
adapt themselves faster and easier, they are driven by

Job interview vs psychometric tests

Tests

Analyse the personality of someone Select the best fit/narrow the possible candidates

Is a consistent way of reviewing candidates, create a better standard for new employers

Introvert candidates can do better

A professional must do it

It can be misinterpreted

Key aspects like leadership and creativity are not measured

Interview

Deeper knowledge of soft skills

First impressions/ observe someone´s behaviour

Mistakes are more prone to occur

With experience candidates will perform better in both

Time money consuming

Difference
 The hiring process can be long and exhausting. An open vacant in a company could
bring tens of applicants, some better than others. All are unique with different hard and soft
skills, level of experience and formation. Personal interviews and psychometric test are the
two most common methods for hiring; both are totally different but also share come
similarities.

First, both methods have two differences. On one hand, psychometric tests are great
to test a candidate hard skill. A part of the test is the aptitude part, this will check that
candidates are qualified for the position they apply for. On the other hand, softs skills can
shine in an interview. Attributes like creativity and leadership are key in the workspace and this
method can measure soft skills that can pass unnoticed in a psychometric test. Even more, this
method is the best at comparing candidates. With questions made on the spot, employers can
observe the differences between two applicants and their reasoning methods. Contrary, a test
is better for narrowing down candidates. If the employers know what they are looking for, the
best candidates can be distinguished and remove the rest.

Second, these methods have two main similarities. Firstly, interviews and tests are
money and time expensive. To realize a psychometric test a professional must be hired, this
professional must interpret the tests and give feedback not only to the employer but also the
applicants. Similarly, personal interviews are specially time consuming; to establish a
conversation with each candidate can take hours of the employer’s shifts. Secondly, mistakes
can be committed with both method but for different reasons. On psychometric tests, due to
the length of the questionnaire and the complexity of the questions, the result can be
misinterpreted, regardless of the quality and experience of the professional. On the other side,
in an interview an introvert or a shy person can be negatively affected by the situation, not
showing their capacities and abilities

To conclude, both methods are different but similarities can be found. Both methods
analyse different skills of a candidate, and are better at different aspects. For comparing,
interviews are better; to narrow the possibilities, a test is more suitable. On the other side,
both methods are time and money consuming and neither is perfect. These methods function
efficiently but together they complement each other.
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