As business psychologists we hear this question a lot.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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6 Myths about psychometric assessments
Psychometric myths
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Candidates can fake it
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Psychometrics can’t beat my intuition
Topics: Assessments
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How can psychometrics deliver ROI?
While it can sometimes be difficult to measure the tangible benefits of implementing any new software, HR teams are increasingly being required to justify their investments and have a good idea of an expected ROI.
Topics: Assessments
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Why are Cognitive Ability Tests timed?
When using a Cognitive Ability Test to assess your candidates ability, there are two different types of maximum performance test; speed and power:
