As business psychologists we hear this question a lot.
4 min read
18 Questions to Ask a Psychometric Test Provider
Psychometric assessments come in many different shapes and sizes, from gamified personality questionnaires to role-specific cognitive ability tests. But, regardless of what you’re using them for everyone wants the same thing; a secure, easy to use assessment that measures what it claims to.
Topics: Recruitment Assessments
5 min read
Recruitment trends 2021
2020 will go down in history as the year when covid shook the world. The pandemic has affected nearly every sector and has had a particularly strong impact on working life and organisations. The uncertainty caused by the pandemic has forced many companies to lay-off their staff and a large number of office workers have switched to remote working.
Topics: Recruitment
6 min read
Neurodiversity Hiring: How to make your workplace more neurodiverse
The phrase ‘neurodiversity’ is believed to have been first coined by US journalist Harvey Blume, writing in The Atlantic in 1998, who went on to state that “Neurodiversity may be every bit as crucial for the human race as biodiversity is for life in general. Who can say what form of wiring will be best at any given moment?”
Topics: Recruitment Assessments
4 min read
Do Psychometric Assessments Actually Work?
Every so often we get people asking about how psychometrics work. This will often be accompanied with some element of doubt, and understandable discomfort about using them to make recruitment decisions.
Topics: Assessments
2 min read
Assessing leadership roles
What is leadership assessment?
A leadership assessment is a type of psychometric test for business leaders and high-level executives. Leadership recruitment assessments are generally used when a business needs to recruit high-level employees into the organisation, usually management positions upwards.
Topics: Leadership Assessments
6 min read
Leadership Ice Breakers: 6 Quick Ways to Break the Ice
It’s important to train your leaders to improve their self-confidence and efficacy, shaping individuals to reach their full potential. Effective ice breakers are useful not only for the training attendees but for you! The comfort it generates will also benefit you as the coordinator and make independent and outspoken potential leaders easier to handle.
Topics: Leadership
4 min read
6 Myths about psychometric assessments
Psychometric myths
-
Candidates can fake it
-
Psychometrics can’t beat my intuition
