Psychometrics and Assessment/Why use psychometric assessment?
Psychometric assessments have many benefits for businesses:
- They help businesses make informed decisions about applicants and their suitability.
- Research has shown that psychometric assessment is the best single predictor of job performance.
- They enable businesses to glean in-depth information about prospective employees. Such assessments are an objective and fair method of selecting and developing staff and help to remove bias and discrimination.
- Psychometric assessment can assess aptitude and ability in a way that interviews alone can’t.
- Psychometric assessment is cost effective. The costs associated with hiring the wrong candidate can be a significant sum.
- Psychometric assessment ensures that coaching and development programmes are well focused.