{"id":3876,"date":"2020-02-03T16:43:55","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T16:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.big5assessments.com\/blog\/?p=3876"},"modified":"2022-04-25T11:29:31","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T10:29:31","slug":"what-is-psychometric-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.big5assessments.com\/blog\/selection\/what-is-psychometric-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Psychometric Testing?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Psychometric testing is a valuable tool that\ncan be used at all stages of the recruitment process. If you are not familiar\nwith psychometric testing, then you are not alone. These tests can be used to\ntest the \u2018soft-skills\u2019 a person possesses. This can be particularly useful when\nhiring new employees, as you gain a greater insight into the potential\ncandidates\u2019 capabilities and traits. Simply speaking, psychometric testing is a\nmeasure of the mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How Are Psychometric Tests Administered?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Often, psychometric tests come in the form of\na questionnaire. This questionnaire can take a matter of minutes to complete,\nor longer, depending on the depth and span of the questions asked. There are\nmany different options out there, depending on what you wish the psychometric\ntests to focus on. The majority of psychometric tests are now completed online,\nin order to allow simple administration. However, they can be administered over\nthe telephone or face to face, depending on the needs of your company. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout your recruitment process candidates\ncould be asked to sit a few different psychometric tests in order to ascertain\ntheir abilities and skills in different areas. This is very useful as you are\nable to learn more about the candidate than you otherwise would from CVs and\ninterviews alone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Will Psychometric Tests Measure?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All tests will give you some information on a\ncandidate\u2019s personality, ability and potential attainment. But they can also be\nspecialised in order to give information pertinent to your specific field. The\ntests can be adapted to include a variety of other measures, such as\nvocabulary, spatial reasoning, problem solving, numeracy, leadership skills and\na whole host of other things. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can Psychometric Testing Be Used in Other Area<\/strong>s?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, psychometric testing is not only useful\nduring recruitment. In fact, it can be used for many different needs including\nindividual development, group and organisational development and education. As\nthe tests provide a wealth of information about individuals, this can be used\nto inform how a workplace is structured, how an individual might develop\nthemselves further and they can even provide information on how people learn\nbest, this can be a huge benefit to education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Psychometric testing is growing in both\nrelevance and adaptability. It can be used for a variety of different purposes\nincluding recruitment. Testing can take place in a variety of different ways\nand can be adapted to cover information that is particularly relevant to a\ncompany. The information provided can give insight into people\u2019s abilities and\npersonality, which is particularly useful during the recruitment process. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Psychometric testing is a valuable tool that can be used at all stages of the recruitment process. If you are not familiar with psychometric testing, then you are not alone. These tests can be used to test the \u2018soft-skills\u2019 a person possesses. This can be particularly useful when hiring new employees, as you gain a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-selection"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.big5assessments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3876"}],"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=3876"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.big5assessments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3878,"href":"https:\/\/www.big5assessments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3876\/revisions\/3878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.big5assessments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.big5assessments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.big5assessments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}