Selecting the best and brightest is one of the most effective ways to improve organisational performance. Psychometric assessments can be used as an objective way to screen out unsuitable applicants and identify those with the highest potential for success. Ability measures are the single most valid predictor of job performance, and in conjunction with personality profiles, will provide a well-rounded picture of your candidate.
Much research has been done showing that the gains from increasing the validity of hiring methods is large (Schmidt & Hunter, 1998). For example one paper concluded the net annual financial gain from introducing selection measures was $42,000 per employee (Farrell & Hakstian, 2001).
The implication being that any improvement in selection can have a major impact on the bottom line.
Screening tools are an efficient, cost-effective, and objective way to shortlist your applicants. These are short online questionnaires that can be linked to your website for potential candidates to complete as a standard part of the application process. Screening tools can measure a variety of aspects, such as mental ability, situational problem solving, personality traits, and relevant bio data to rank order your candidates from most to least suitable. We tailor make screening tools to suit your company and screen for the specific types of candidates you need.
Research has consistently shown that ability measures predict job performance better than any other single predictor. Because of this they are often used as an early step in a hurdle approach to narrow down the field of candidates. They will also help reduce the costs associated with selection errors.
We have a variety of ability measures which can be mixed and matched with personality measures to suit your needs. Alternatively, view our standard options to see what we recommend for different levels of roles.
View our ability tests and assessments
Personality profiles provide further insights into:
We use several validated personality measures, and we can tailor personality reports to your specific organisational competencies. Alternatively, have a look at our standard options to see what we recommend for different levels of roles.
View our personality tests and assessments
Our Executive Option will outline your applicant's strategic reasoning and intelligence to help predict judgement, problem solving ability, and creativity. Included is an indicator of their likely working style and interpersonal strengths and weaknesses, as well as risk factors for potentially negative behaviours. This package will also give you an overview of what should motivate and inspire your candidate, and what kind of work environment they are likely to create. We follow up with verbal feedback to you to help summarise and integrate all the information.
The personality profiles used in this package also have the benefit of having a strong development focus, making for a more positive and rewarding experience for the candidate.
| Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal | |
| Personality Inventory | |
| Development Survey | |
| Motives, Values and Preferences Index | |
| Expert verbal feedback | |
Our Manager Option combines measures of critical verbal and numerical reasoning, problem solving, and a personality overview. We can tailor these reports to suit the level of the role, and follow up with verbal feedback to give you a clear picture of your candidate.
| Critical Reasoning Test Battery | ||
| Manager Personality Report | Frontline | |
| Mid Level | ||
| Senior/Tailored | ||
| Expert verbal feedback | ||
Our Professional Option includes a reasoning assessment outlining your candidate's verbal, numerical, and abstract (problem solving) reasoning abilities, as well as a personality profile to give you an insight into their likely behaviour on the job. We match the level of testing to your specific role, and can tailor reports to suit the competencies you need. Verbal feedback is included to help you integrate the information into a cohesive picture.
| Reasoning Assessment | High Level | |
| Graduate | ||
| General | ||
| Professional Personality Report | Extended | |
| Tailored | ||
| Expert verbal feedback | ||
Our Customer Service/Sales Option is specifically tailored to measure the skills and personality traits related to successful customer service and sales representatives. Ensure the people who are the face of your company are ideally suited to their roles by measuring their problem solving skills and service or sales orientation.
| Retail Ability Test | |
| Customer Service & Sales Questionnaire | |
You can also improve your recruitment practice and save money by investing in a screening tool to cut down the time needed to shortlist candidates. This is a short questionnaire linked to your website which will provide a snapshot of a candidate's suitability. The output is a list of your current applicants ranked in order of likely suitability.
Can't find what you need? Give us a call - we're happy to talk you through the options and recommend the most appropriate assessments.
Contact our friendly team if you would like to have a chat about your individual needs. We pride ourselves on our flexible and nimble service, and can create bespoke reports to suit your specific requirements.
Contact our friendly team if you would like to see a sample of any of our reporting styles.
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