Emily
If you take a closer look at any of the job descriptions you would realize that attention to detail is one of the key requirements. It may not be have been put on bluntly but it is somewhere hidden in those words. In my opinion, it is essential because think about it from the perspective of a business. Mistakes
not only costs money to the company but also several different things like time, opportunities, and partners.
Any serious company will not want that because small companies are trying to grow big while the big ones are trying to retain their position while having a serious fight with other big companies. This is the reason why many of the companies are resorting to IQ tests to test employees’ cognitive abilities. Though I would like to mention that it is illegal for companies to give IQ tests to their employees in the U.S.A. We all know that businessmen could get around these things pretty easily. They rename those tests as a test for cognitive abilities.
It is basically the same thing. If you have studied a bit of psychology then you might know it. There are also many companies that are providing services for testing IQ to other companies. While it may seem a bit harsh to you but it is a well-established fact in psychology that higher IQ is very strongly correlated to job success.
It is also important to note though that this finding is highly debated in the psychology field. One thing which almost all of the psychologists agree upon is the fact that standardized IQ tests could point out if a candidate has any learning disability.
On one side it will be difficult for that person to do any of the jobs while it might also help them to go to schools primarily made for the mentally challenged.If you look at it from the perspective of personality tests you would quickly realize that there are people who are naturally more inclined to look into the details while others are more of a ‘Big Picture Person’.
Many of the famous visionaries like Mahatma Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln, and Rabindranath Tagore are said to be a ‘Big Picture’ people. There is nothing wrong with any of the sides of this trait.Take this quiz and we will judge whether you are an ‘Attention to Detail’ or a ‘Big Picture Person’.
Quotes on Attention to details:
“Life on earth is a whole, yet it expresses itself in unique time-bound bodies, microscopic or visible, plant or animal, extinct or living. So there can be no one place to be. There can be no one way to be, no one way to practice, no one way to learn, no one way to love, no one way to grow or to heal, no one way to live, no one way to feel, no one thing to know or be known. The particulars count.”
― Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
- Question of
This is photo number 1. Be sure to take in every single little detail possible!
- Okay, got it.
- Done!
- Question of
This is photo number 2. Have you observed every tiny detail?
- Yes!
- Of course!
- Question of
Finally, this is photo number 3. Look at it carefully!
- Okay, done!
- Complete!
- Question of
In photo number 1, how many tigers were in the cage?
- 4
- 5
- 6
- Question of
What is the man holding in picture number 1?
- A whip
- A stool
- Nothing
- Question of
What color is the man’s shirt in picture 1?
- Orange
- Brown
- He’s not wearing a shirt
- Question of
In picture 2, how many dogs are lying down?
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Question of
Which dog has a blue leash in picture 2?
- Daschund
- Golden Retriever
- Boxer
- Question of
In picture 3, two women are a wearing a ______ dress.
- Black
- Blue
- Cream
- Question of
How many people in picture 3 are looking directly at the camera?
- 1
- 2
- 4
- Question of
What 3 colors make up the Taco Bell logo?
- Blue, black, orange, and white
- Magenta, yellow, blue, and green
- Yellow, blue, magenta, and white
- Red, yellow, white, and blue
- Green, magenta, orange, and black
- Question of
What geometrical shape is a stop sign in?
- Pentagon
- Hexagon
- Octagon
- Dodecahedron
- Question of
On the Google logo, what is the sequence of colors that the letters are in?
- Red, blue, yellow, green, red, blue
- Yellow, blue, red, green, blue, red,
- Green, yellow, red, blue, green, blue
- Red, green, blue, green, yellow, blue
- Blue, red, yellow, blue, green, red
- Question of
On the Fedex logo, where is the arrow located?
- What arrow?
- Between the F and the E
- Between the E and the D
- Between the D and the E
- Between the E and the X
- Question of
On a stop light, on which level is the red light located?
- The top level
- The middle level
- The bottom level
