| New interview test aims to 'x-ray the minds' of candidates

Would you find it useful to know if your candidate had an imaginary twin?

With the ebb and flow of hiring fads putting curveballs under the spotlight last year, the latest rage is psychologically profiling your candidates - gathering an ‘x-ray of the subconscious mind’.

According to the Daily Telegraph, some of the UK’s largest employers are using the ‘Cambridge code’ a psychometric test that analyses a person’s characteristics through a set of 55 questions. The test is aimed at uncovering ‘subconscious latent potential’.

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To put it simply, the code aims to extract jobseekers whose credentials look good but whose characteristics could be a liability in the workplace. Developers also say that the test can identify mental health problems.