Why Candidates should Not Fear taking Psychometric Assessments
Psychometric assessments are widely used in the recruitment process and as an effective tool for screening in candidates. Psychometric assessment tools are scientific tests designed to assess an individual’s personality traits and cognitive abilities. These may include predictive index (PI), cognitive ability tests, behavioral assessment tests, emotional intelligence tests, etc. Their extensive use in the recruitment process is because these assessment tests help evaluate a candidate’s performance, skills, knowledge, attitudes, competencies, personality attributes, and job as well as academic potential. Psychometric assessment tests are standardized tests useful for HR managers and recruiters in the hiring process because they are accurate in predicting a candidate’s behavioral tendencies and his or her competency for a particular job role. The insight about the candidate’s personality and skills enables recruiters make better job-related decisions and provide training for employee development.
However, it is often seen that the candidates are reluctant when it comes to taking psychometric assessments and many fear taking these tests. One reason for this fear is the lack of knowledge about what the test includes and what it assesses. There is another very major reason for this fear being associated with taking psychometric assessments. It is a well known fact that psychometric assessments are accurate in identifying the candidates’ hidden personality aspects and abilities which otherwise might be difficult to extract and assess from resumes and interviews. Thus, candidates develop a fear about the uncertainty of the results which might or might not be beneficial for them as far as getting selected for the job profile is concerned. However, the candidates should not fear taking the psychometric tests because of this reason because these tests are beneficial even for the candidates who are not selected because it prevents them from being stuck in a job which is not very well suited for them.
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