Blog: Psychometric Testing
Read our latest blog posts on Psychometric Testing below or visit our Psychometric testing assessment providers page.
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The understanding of organisational psychology has been progressively improving year after year. With this increased understanding, comes an awareness of the value it can bring to a business. Psychologists and organisational development professionals are being hired purely to understand how people operate in the workplace. Companies have recognized the importance of rolling out company-wide values – and the even greater importance of ensuring they’re upheld daily …
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Part Two of our Return on Investment (ROI) of psychometric testing series provided you with a formula you can use to work out whether the use of psychometric testing would be beneficial for your organisation. How to calculate ROI of psychometric testing Part Three provides a practical work up of calculating the ROI of psychometric testing. In this example, the organisation is evaluating the success of …
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Part One of this series outlined the broad value adds of psychometric testing for recruitment, but how do you know if it is right for you? The driving force behind most organisational practices are of course, Return on Investment (ROI). So, making the change to using psychometric testing can be a scary endeavour when your organisation is not using it already. It requires time, money, planning …
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According to a study by Harvard University, approximately 80% of employee turnover can be attributed to mistakes made during the hiring process[1]. Contrary to popular belief, factors such as education, experience and job knowledge are not the most likely predictors of successful candidates[2]. As shown in the diagram below, psychometric tests such as personality and ability tests are the most effective way to predict candidate performance …
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You’re applying for a new job, great! The interview went well, you’re feeling positive…then the employer mentions psychometric testing, eek!! Here are a few do’s & don’ts to help you through the minefield that is online psychometric testing! Before testing Do Use the practice information that People Solutions will send you. For some tests, you can complete a practice test, for others, you will be …
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The majority of our customers use psychometric testing for recruitment purposes. They use these tests to understand more about their candidate’s way of behaving on the job. While this is one of the best ways of using psychometric testing, there are many other purposes. Psychometric testing can provide individuals, managers and organisations with useful information at all points of the talent management cycle. We can …
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Organisations big and small are using psychometric testing to select the right candidate, paying off in the long term with less turnover, more engagement and ultimately a better employee job and culture fit.