Psychometric testing

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Are you looking to establish a personality profile of your current employees?
Do you want to explore a job candidate in a more in-depth way?
Do you seek a different perspective on an employee’s personality and abilities, apart from the traditional interview?
Are you interested in finding about your employees’ motivation and values for their development needs?

Using psychometrics in assessing employees or future job incumbents is a powerful way of adding a different perspective to an individual’s evaluation. Whether assessing candidates for recruitment, or assessing for development, the proper use of psychometrics allow for an abundance of information to be collected on an individual and allow us to explore their capabilities and personality from a different viewpoint.

Psychometric tests are psychological tests that have undergone rigorous research and validation to ensure that they measure individual differences in a standardized and efficient way. They provide a fair and bias-free record of a participant’s overall personality or key attributes. It is essential that psychometric tests are selected based on a thorough job analysis that will analyze the requirements of the role. This ensures that the most relevant test is selected for the circumstance.

Psychometrics provide invaluable information about a candidate’s character, personality, behaviour, preferences and abilities which might go unnoticed by only using other forms of assessment.
As with any other type of assessment though, psychometric tests paint only part of the picture of a candidate’s personality and abilities. Therefore, it is imperative that psychometric tests are used in conjunction with other forms of assessment in order to reach an overall and meaningful assessment of a participant; decisions based solely on psychometrics are not advised.
 

Overall, psychometrics will:

  • Offer a source of additional information about a job candidate
  • Help in identifying your current employees’ development needs
  • Establish a personality profile of your employees
  • Assist you in building a broader picture of an individual’s personality, motivation, values and abilities

How we can help?

WorkForce along with its business associates will meet with your management to discuss your need for testing and provide advice on how to proceed. From then on, from start to finish, you can rest assured that the whole process of psychometric testing is in good hands.

The steps involved are:

  • Advice on the most relevant and powerful psychometrics on the market today
  • Selection of appropriate test based on job analysis
  • Test administration, whether it be paper-and-pencil based or online
  • Interpretation of the results
  • Final reports written for each candidate


 

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