Psychometric tests articles
Psychometric tests can help you to identify your personality traits, strengths and weaknesses. Use these examples as a guide to map out your career path, as well as a tool to help you become a more rounded and highly evolved individual.
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The established mantra is that organisational effectiveness is all about the staff and ‘human capital’, but while many organisations are concerned about identifying and minimising exposure to risk, it seems that ‘human capital’ is the last place we look for it.
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The 2009 Rivers of Ice expedition was the first attempt at an unsupported crossing of the Southern Patagonian Ice Cap by a team of two adventurers, Tarka L´Herpiniere and Katie-Jane Cooper. For many different reasons and on many different levels this was to be the most extreme and challenging expedition for both of them.
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As the use of psychometrics continues to grow in the UK, so does the marketing that accompanies this maturing industry.
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A sophisticated, industry-standard personality questionnaire is being offered entirely free of charge to organisations and individuals, for life, in a move which promises to send shockwaves through the assessment industry.
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Find out how you can navigate your way through the mysterious world of psychometric testing.
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Psychometric tests scientifically and objectively sample behaviour and ability. They can predict a person’s likely performance in various tasks based on results of reasoning measures, and personality measures can indicate favoured behaviour and likely reactions in different circumstances.
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Psychometric tests and personality profiling are now used by 80% of the FTSE 100 companies but one of the most important things to appreciate is that they are not about winning or losing but about ensuring the right fit - and the right development - of talent.
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As a graduate applying for a career, you are likely to come across psychometric assessment at some point in the recruitment process. However, there is often a misconception as to what these assessments actually involve and what they are being used to achieve.
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Psychometrics can provide a range of information about an individual from how effectively they process numerical information to how they are likely to behave when put in a challenging situation.
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With the credit crunch and unemployment predicted to rise to almost three million in the UK by 2010, according to the CBI’s forecast, recession is likely to be ‘longer and tougher’ than previously thought. How can HR directors ensure the business is doing the right thing?
