{"id":353,"date":"2019-07-29T19:56:57","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T18:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.big5assessments.com\/blog\/?p=353"},"modified":"2022-04-25T11:29:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T10:29:44","slug":"cognitive-ability-testing-are-they-as-bright-as-they-seem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.big5assessments.com\/blog\/candidates-scoring\/cognitive-ability-testing-are-they-as-bright-as-they-seem\/","title":{"rendered":"Cognitive Ability Testing – Are they as bright as they seem?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When hiring a\ncandidate for a position in your workplace, it is important to get somebody who\nis the right \u2018fit\u2019. This means many things\u2026 Will their personality fit into the\nwork environment? Do they have the knowledge and skills required to thrive in\nthe position? Do they have the cognitive ability<\/strong> to cope with the role\nyou are offering to them? This short blog post will show the benefits of\ncognitive ability testing in the workplace and how this can benefit you and\nyour company. Afterall, finding the perfect candidate is worth its weight in\ngold!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is\nCognitive Ability Testing?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cognitive\nability is simply the capability of an individual to perform various mental\nactivities, including skills such as problem solving and learning. It is then\neasily understood why testing a candidate\u2019s cognitive ability would help you to\nmake a decision about whether they are the perfect person for the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A cognitive\nability test will assess how the candidate will adapt to new changes, grasp new\nconcepts and see new opportunities. It is an indicator of how the person can\nsolve problems, learn new things and process information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Should\nMy Company Use Cognitive Ability Testing?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As previously stated, cognitive ability tests will allow you to gain greater insights into the abilities of your candidates. Not only this, but cognitive ability has been found to be a great indicator into future job performance. It might benefit you to know that the test, using Big 5 Assessments, only takes seven minutes and you will be given information on the candidate\u2019s ability to problem solve and learn new skills, and their speed in these areas. The information given is broken down into different areas and gives you information in both numerical and word form. Even going as far as to tell you the candidate\u2019s \u2018job fit\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This will help you to understand whether they\u2019re right for the role, and also how you can support them to learn in the future should you choose to hire them. It is worth noting, that just because somebody scores low on these tests, does not mean they\u2019re not right for the role. Every role is different, and you can take this into consideration when looking at the scores. The lower scorers are often really good at handling routine tasks once trained effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summary\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hiring new\npersonnel for your company is not something that should be taken lightly. New\ncandidates, if chosen well, can have a great impact on company performance.\nThrough the use of cognitive ability testing, you can learn even more about\npotential candidates, ensuring that you choose the perfect person for you and\nyour company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When hiring a candidate for a position in your workplace, it is important to get somebody who is the right \u2018fit\u2019. This means many things\u2026 Will their personality fit into the work environment? Do they have the knowledge and skills required to thrive in the position? Do they have the cognitive ability to cope with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[84],"class_list":["post-353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-candidates-scoring","tag-cognitive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.big5assessments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.big5assessments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.big5assessments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.big5assessments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.big5assessments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.big5assessments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":355,"href":"https:\/\/www.big5assessments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353\/revisions\/355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.big5assessments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.big5assessments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.big5assessments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}