MMI

[Luckers78]

Hi All,
I'm just after a bit of information. I have looked for the answer and can't find it so please don't think I'm after being spoon fed.
So far I have passed all the necessary bits and pieces. I had my assessment day in Sept 21 and I wrote my answers that the MMI is based around then. Due to covid we did not have the MMI then. I had my Managers Interview last month and I was sure that during that they said I would get the answers I gave for the MMI beforehand and that I should know my examples like the back of my hand. I have since been told that I get my answers on the day of the interview and not before. Has anyone had their MMI recently and not on the same day as their assessment and is the information I was given by recruitment correct? Cheers

 

[NorthernTech]

I’ve no idea what you or the toc mean by ‘getting your answers’. You have been asked to give examples of questions that the company or opc will ‘test’ you on at the MMI. So you should know the questions and the answers.. It’s a psychometric test, not a conventional interview. You will be asked to give the answer you have prepared for those 6 examples and they will possibly ask you other probing questions. Search Mmi in search bar and read up on it. This question has been answered many times before. If you want the job, you should be making loads of notes and doing your research. Have you done the computer tests or just the paper tests so far?

 

[on-the-tracks]

I guess he means the 6 questions, not answers. In my head it makes more sense whenever I replaced the word “answer” with ”questions” anyway

 

[NorthernTech]

Or perhaps if you give some answers to questions you maybe try remembering them?? Maybe make some notes afterwards? No..? Depends again how much you want the job. I had to do the MMI in both situations, firstly on a 2 stage test where I had to do paper tests first where I was given the sheet of questions to answer, and about 6 weeks a later attend computer tests where I was grilled on those questions, I was not given the sheet of questions or answers that I had given, I was expected to remember them, you know, as they are actually real answers!! Second time I sat the tests was the whole set of tests in one day, no previous question sheet, just asked questions at the MMI, nothing to prepare!! But if you have been asked questions already, you really should know what your answers were, or have a very good idea if you have prepared. Only you know your answers, if you are waiting an ‘answer sheet’ to remind you, it may not arrive, or if it did, maybe just before you sit the MMI.

 

[ComUtoR]

What has been known to happen is that you are given the questions beforehand and you submit them to the TOC. This could be an on the day thing or, as has been reported, prior to the actual interview.

What then happens is that the TOC/OPC/Interviewer will give you the answers you submitted and then go through each of them and ask questions based on what you submitted. Potentially yes, HR are correct and you will get given your answer sheet on the day or just discussed during the MMI.

The examples you gave shouldn't be an issue as they would have been real life examples of "describe a time when etc."

 

[NorthernTech]

What has been known to happen is that you are given the questions beforehand and you submit them to the TOC. This could be an on the day thing or, as has been reported, prior to the actual interview.

What then happens is that the TOC/OPC/Interviewer will give you the answers you submitted and then go through each of them and ask questions based on what you submitted. Potentially yes, HR are correct and you will get given your answer sheet on the day or just discussed during the MMI.

The examples you gave shouldn't be an issue as they would have been real life examples of "describe a time when etc."

Like I said, both times I sat the mmi I never received anything. First time was a 2 stage affair and no ‘reminder’ sheet for questions, second time was a full set of tests in a day, no pre-mmi test question paper, they just asked me the questions there and then! Luckily I had read-up and prepared. Both of these were tests conducted by TOC/FOC and not by an OPC test employee. If that makes any difference?

 

[ComUtoR]

Like I said, both times I sat the mmi I never received anything. First time was a 2 stage affair and no ‘reminder’ sheet for questions, second time was a full set of tests in a day, no pre-mmi test question paper, they just asked me the questions there and then! Luckily I had read-up and prepared. Both of these were tests conducted by TOC/FOC and not by an OPC test employee. If that makes any difference.

My experience differs a lot from others too. However, going from various reports from this forum, there are variations on how the MMI is carried out. Some ask you to prefill the question sheet and then use that in the interview and some just hit you in the face with a brick on the day.

The only thing that is consistent is the questions asked still remain the same.

 

[wacca78]

Having gone through this recently, we were given six questions and a blank space where we had to briefly fill out the answers. They don’t want war and peace just a brief summary.

This was then took away and we then sat a Situational Judgement test which we were told had no pass or fail but was used for the MMI and how they would question you. They just wanted you to answer honestly. I personally think there was a couple of questions in that test where if you had answered a certain way then I think you’d be struggling but that’s my opinion.

We then did the MMI interview where they will as has been said, probe your answers and want lots of detail about them. Once done we didn’t get our results straight away but there was about a 10 day wait to hear if we passed or failed. The OPC send these results to HR who inform you and state to contact the TOC if you haven’t heard by 2 weeks. That was for us anyway! I believe this is the standard way the OPC if it’s done differently I presume it’s at the Tocs request?!

 

[Luckers78]

I’ve no idea what you or the toc mean by ‘getting your answers’. You have been asked to give examples of questions that the company or opc will ‘test’ you on at the MMI. So you should know the questions and the answers.. It’s a psychometric test, not a conventional interview. You will be asked to give the answer you have prepared for those 6 examples and they will possibly ask you other probing questions. Search Mmi in search bar and read up on it. This question has been answered many times before. If you want the job, you should be making loads of notes and doing your research. Have you done the computer tests or just the paper tests so

My experience differs a lot from others too. However, going from various reports from this forum, there are variations on how the MMI is carried out. Some ask you to prefill the question sheet and then use that in the interview and some just hit you in the face with a brick on the day.

The only thing that is consistent is the questions asked still remain the same.

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Thanks for your help and thanks to some of you for sharing your experiences.
Just to clarify I was referring to the examples I gave to questions asked in my assessment day 6 months ago. It sounds like every toc does things a little bit differently. I can assure you all I have prepared for every part of this process.
I was just trying clear up the difference between what my interviewers said in Feb and what HR are saying in March and which was right. I can see its not an experience any of you have had.

== Doublepost prevention - post automatically merged: 11 Mar 2022 ==

Having gone through this recently, we were given six questions and a blank space where we had to briefly fill out the answers. They don’t want war and peace just a brief summary.

This was then took away and we then sat a Situational Judgement test which we were told had no pass or fail but was used for the MMI and how they would question you. They just wanted you to answer honestly. I personally think there was a couple of questions in that test where if you had answered a certain way then I think you’d be struggling but that’s my opinion.

We then did the MMI interview where they will as has been said, probe your answers and want lots of detail about them. Once done we didn’t get our results straight away but there was about a 10 day wait to hear if we passed or failed. The OPC send these results to HR who inform you and state to contact the TOC if you haven’t heard by 2 weeks. That was for us anyway! I believe this is the standard way the OPC if it’s done differently I presume it’s at the Tocs request?!

This is what I think would have happened pre covid with my TOC, everything I read described this scenario and its certainly what I prepared for. However, on the day I got the bit of paper having done all the assessments filled it in with my brief examples and was then done for the day. I didnt realise it would be 6 months before I had to revisit the examples so didn't think to write down exactly what I'd said. I used 'real life' examples because I'm not an idiot but that doesn't mean I can remember them exactly so far down the line, especially when I have mad my managers I terrier to prep for in between times.
Thanks for explaining your process maybe that's why people have misunderstood what I was asking for, because my experience is not the norm.

 

[AverageJoe]

== Doublepost prevention - post automatically merged: 11 Mar 2022 ==

Thanks for your help and thanks to some of you for sharing your experiences.
Just to clarify I was referring to the examples I gave to questions asked in my assessment day 6 months ago. It sounds like every toc does things a little bit differently. I can assure you all I have prepared for every part of this process.
I was just trying clear up the difference between what my interviewers said in Feb and what HR are saying in March and which was right. I can see its not an experience any of you have had.

== Doublepost prevention - post automatically merged: 11 Mar 2022 ==


This is what I think would have happened pre covid with my TOC, everything I read described this scenario and its certainly what I prepared for. However, on the day I got the bit of paper having done all the assessments filled it in with my brief examples and was then done for the day. I didnt realise it would be 6 months before I had to revisit the examples so didn't think to write down exactly what I'd said. I used 'real life' examples because I'm not an idiot but that doesn't mean I can remember them exactly so far down the line, especially when I have mad my managers I terrier to prep for in between times.
Thanks for explaining your process maybe that's why people have misunderstood what I was asking for, because my experience is not the norm.

I think the first thing I would do when I sit the MMI is just to explain that it was 6 months ago I gave my answers so please forgive me if I need to take a little more time to answer your questions today while I jog my memory.

That way you give yourself the time you need but also allow them to structure the questions in a way that reminds you.

For example they may say;
“in this scenario you said you did ‘this’ and ‘that’ can you explain why you made those decisions and would you have done things differently?”

At my MMI it seems they very intelligently think of questions on the spot and can adapt to the person they are interviewing.

 

[Shunted]

Also it is not always necessary to use the answers you gave as in the last 6 months you may have done something else which is a better example or just thought of a better example you have done in the past.
The 6 questions are always pretty much the same but possibly worded in a different way.
The bottom line is don’t get to hung up on what you wrote 6 months ago but more about going in prepared to give good answers to the expected questions. Good luck

 

[YingYing]

For my MMI, the interviewer read out the question, then said "I've got down here that you..xyz."., and then said "could you tell me more about this in detail please" or words to that effect. As Shunted has said above, don't be too worried about trying to remember the example you gave. If you don't get to see what you wrote beforehand, just state that your answer may be of a different example as you can't remember which example you wrote down 6 months ago.

 

[Luckers78]

SLee, Shunted and YingYing, thanks so much. What you've said is really helpful.

 

[Sly Sloth]

You can change your answers. They want to know what YOU did in your answers. But…..don’t make anything up because if you’re caught lying you’ll be failed.

 

[ComUtoR]

They will also be interested in the things you didn't do too....

 

[ALPAL]

Having gone through this recently, we were given six questions and a blank space where we had to briefly fill out the answers. They don’t want war and peace just a brief summary.

This was then took away and we then sat a Situational Judgement test which we were told had no pass or fail but was used for the MMI and how they would question you. They just wanted you to answer honestly. I personally think there was a couple of questions in that test where if you had answered a certain way then I think you’d be struggling but that’s my opinion.

We then did the MMI interview where they will as has been said, probe your answers and want lots of detail about them. Once done we didn’t get our results straight away but there was about a 10 day wait to hear if we passed or failed. The OPC send these results to HR who inform you and state to contact the TOC if you haven’t heard by 2 weeks. That was for us anyway! I believe this is the standard way the OPC if it’s done differently I presume it’s at the Tocs request?!

My experience was the same as yours. Six questions and they wanted a one sentence answer to teach, your answer would be like:

Q: What is a time where you dealt with an emergency?
A: I witnessed a car accident and was the first person on the scene to help.

Then in the MMI they'll ask you loads of questions about that answer, maybe things like "how did you ensure you didn't place yourself into harm's way during this situation"?

Then before the MMI I sat the computerised SJT (on the same computer you do the 2 hand coordination test etc) which was either 28 or 42 (sure it was one of those but can't remember which) questions where you were given a scenario and a response, and you'd say whether you thought that response was very good, good, neither good nor bad, bad or very bad. Sometimes the next question would be the same situation but an ever so slightly different response. There wasn't a strict time limit on this but they did say 45 minutes was like an unofficial maximum. It is not pass or fail at that stage, it is used to formulate your "probing" questions which are additional questions asked above and beyond your 6 answers. However the SJT does come into the final marking of the MMI but carries much less weight so if you gave rubbish answers on the SJT and smashed your MMI it would probably still be a pass. I was told during the interview that if I wanted to use different examples I could, and also found some of my examples answered more than 1 of the 6 questions so some of my answers weren't required.

MMI was probably 45 minutes long and I found out my result from my TOC around 45 minutes after it finished, it was the TOC conducting the MMI with their OPC trained HR people though.

 

[Luckers78]

My experience was the same as yours. Six questions and they wanted a one sentence answer to teach, your answer would be like:

Q: What is a time where you dealt with an emergency?
A: I witnessed a car accident and was the first person on the scene to help.

Then in the MMI they'll ask you loads of questions about that answer, maybe things like "how did you ensure you didn't place yourself into harm's way during this situation"?

Then before the MMI I sat the computerised SJT (on the same computer you do the 2 hand coordination test etc) which was either 28 or 42 (sure it was one of those but can't remember which) questions where you were given a scenario and a response, and you'd say whether you thought that response was very good, good, neither good nor bad, bad or very bad. Sometimes the next question would be the same situation but an ever so slightly different response. There wasn't a strict time limit on this but they did say 45 minutes was like an unofficial maximum. It is not pass or fail at that stage, it is used to formulate your "probing" questions which are additional questions asked above and beyond your 6 answers. However the SJT does come into the final marking of the MMI but carries much less weight so if you gave rubbish answers on the SJT and smashed your MMI it would probably still be a pass. I was told during the interview that if I wanted to use different examples I could, and also found some of my examples answered more than 1 of the 6 questions so some of my answers weren't required.

MMI was probably 45 minutes long and I found out my result from my TOC around 45 minutes after it finished, it was the TOC conducting the MMI with their OPC trained HR people though.

It's strange how the MMI processes have been so different. Thanks for sharing this.
I'm not going to focus on the 1 liners I gave 6 months ago, I'll just make sure I've got a few solid examples I can use for any of the questions.