Interviewing for an Agricultural Workers Role

Why use us?

There are a lot of different job roles in agriculture. Regardless of whether you are looking for an extra pair of hands for potato harvesting, or whether you need employees to care for your livestock, Interview Quizzes is an incredible tool to help you find great employees.

Some low-skilled farm workers can get into the career through simply applying, but if you are flooded with applications, how do you know if you’re choosing the right applicants? We are here to help you find farm workers who tick all your boxes – that’s where the quizzes come in.

Skills to look for when employing Agricultural Workers

• Communication skills/teamwork - The ability to work well with others is important in farm work because teams work more efficiently when people get on together. Disruptions can get in the way of the work process.
• Attention to detail - In handling sensitive crops and tools, farm workers often need to pay attention and be thorough with their work so that their yield reaps the best results.
• Physical skills - Farm work is often very intensive, such as standing for long periods of time while working. In addition it involves lifting heavy items which requires a good level of fitness, coordination and dexterity.
• Time-Management skills – Agricultural workers often need to juggle multiple tasks each day. The most successful workers will be those who can prioritise tasks, multitask and manage time well.
• Patience - Farm workers should stay calm under pressure while getting the job done efficiently. They need to remain patient in stressful situations.
• Independent - The ability to work well on your own and show a good level of thinking and reasoning skill is key when the task involves working alone.

How can you find these qualities in your employees?

So, you have advertised your job online or in the paper and people seem interested… Instead of arduously sifting through all of their CVs, make use of our quizzes and get them to prove their knowledge and skill, instead of taking their word for it!

Construct your unique interview quiz

You are free to choose whichever 4 categories you want but here are our 4 suggested quizzes for the job of a farm worker:

1. English Basic – This tests your applicants’ ability to communicate by finding out how well they can understand simple, everyday language that is often important when working in teams while farming.
2. Science Basic - Science in agriculture has helped generate a lot more produce with less land and less effort. Test your candidates’ basic knowledge of science with these quizzes.
3. Geography – Test your candidates’ knowledge of the land and the world with our Geography quizzes!
4. General Knowledge – Knowing that your employees have a general knowledge on a different range of subjects is always a good thing and often very telling.

At the Interview

When it comes to the job interviews, you will be armed with a page showing the results of the candidate’s online tests. This will highlight who is good at what and it will be the ideal tool to help you formulate the best interview questions to ask.

Conclusion

We can't decide who is best for you but we can provide the tools to help you MAKE BETTER DECISIONS, FASTER.