Pre–Hire Assessments That Identify High Potential Candidates Quickly

So, you need to recruit more staff.

Chances are you get lots of applicants and lots of emails and CV/Resumes to sift through. But selecting staff with just a CV/Resume and an interview is not enough to predict future job performance.

Work Smarter, Not Harder

Big 5 Assessments is an online pre-employment assessment platform, giving you a fast, simple and an objective way to assess all of your candidates for job fit and company fit. Assessments are a proven way to help you predict job fit and identify high potential candidates quickly.

About The Assessments

You're candidates will find that our assessments are short and to the point. Where most suppliers have a personality assessment that takes 20 minutes alone to complete, all four of our assessments can be completed within the same amount of time. With each assessment focussing on assessing a different area of a candidates job fit or company fit, you'll be safe in the knowledge that you are objectively and thoroughly assessing each candidate for suitability.

• Personality
• Cognitive
• Attitude
• Engagement

Measures your applicant's key personality traits and compares them against a benchmark of high performers in the same role

The Personality Questionnaire is based on the well-accepted "Big Five" concept of core personality traits:

• Work Style - Conscientious vs. Carefree
• Demeanour - Likeable vs. Tough-Minded
• Rule-Abiding - Unconvetional vs. Rules Orientated
• Interpersonal - Extroverted vs. Introverted
• Resilience - Calm vs. Sensitive
• Plus a Teamwork scale and a Good Impression scale.

The applicant's personality profile is then compared against one of our job-fit benchmarks, resulting in a job fit score.

45 Questions

Approx. 6 mins (untimed)

Understand if your applicant has the right aptitude and level of ability to do the job

The Cognitive Ability Test measures problem-solving and learning speed by assessing verbal, numerical and spatial reasoning - combining these to create one overall cognitive ability score.

It assesses how quickly an applicant will:

• adapt to new changes
• grasp new concepts
• see new opportunities

High scorers will learn new skills quickly and have the ability to solve more complex problems. Low scorers will take longer to acquire new skills, but once trained, may be more successful than others in handling routine tasks.

30 Questions

7 mins (timed)

Understand if the applicant is likely to engage in counter-productive work behaviours

The Attitude Survey assesses an applicant's attitude towards work and work-related issues by measuring counter-productive work behaviours.

It looks at:

• Hostility (Aggression)
• Conscientiousness (Dependability)
• Integrity (Honesty)
• Plus a Good Impression (Faking) scale.

Up to 45 Questions

Approx. 6 mins (untimed)

Find out the level of engagement towards the job and employer of your applicant or employee

The Engagement Survey measures the current level of commitment an applicant has towards their job and employer. This provides insight into loyalty and pride as well as motivation.

The engagement survey can be used as part of the recruitment process, before the end of the probation period or further down the employment path.

30 Questions

Approx. 4 mins (untimed)

Assessment Benchmarks

We cover a wide range of industries and job roles. From helping Casino's recruit Blackjack dealers, to private security firms recruit ex-special forces personnel, and everything in between!

Custom Benchmarks

Don't see what you're looking for? We have over 130 different benchmarks for you to choose from (many more than what is listed here) so please contact us to discuss your requirements. We also undertake custom benchmarking exercises and can build you custom job fit templates for any role you have in mind.