www.psychologicalsystems.org : To make things easier companies these days have started using the psychometric tests and they then prepare the final results of the hired candidates.

1. How to Use Psychometric Tests for
Recruiting Candidates
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APRIL 2014
PSYCHOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
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Almost all the upcoming companies have vacancies for new candidates and hiring new candidates is a
difficult job in itself. To make things easier companies these days have started using the psychometric
tests and they then prepare the final results of the hired candidates.
Here are some of the key points that depict how to use psychometric tests for recruiting candidates:
• Know the Right Laws: When the process of recruitment starts, it is essential for the HR department
of the organization to ensure the laws pertaining to psychometric tests and see if they are rightly
followed. It is important for the organization to respect the privacy of the candidate and they should not
diagnose the respective candidate in any possible manner.
• Understand Your Business Needs: The assessment that is made using these tests is should be well
evaluated for the purpose of the candidates’ job performance. The company must have the quantitative
measures for assessing the candidate’s performance of the job. Not having the right measures will keep
you from selecting the right individuals for your organization.
• Finding the Best People for the Job: Psychometric Tests are conducted to find the best of the
crowd. The tool has become beneficial over the years and big and small companies are using it for
carrying out the recruitment process as well as for the promotion of their employees.
• Reduce the Risk of Copying/Cheating: In order to make sure that the candidates do not encourage
cheating in any form and to check that the candidates do not make others take up their test, it would be
a wise decision to take down the psychometric tests from the internet and then get the exam conducted
in the organization’s premises. This will keep a check on the candidates and you can monitor their
performance yourself.
• Check At least One test Beforehand: The organizations must take down atleast one sample test
before conducting the final examination. This is done in order to make sure that the exam is suitable for
their organizations recruitment process and will assist them in hiring the best candidates for their
organization.
• Understand that there are As Many Jobs as Many People: One most important thing to
understand is that there are different skills, intellect and personality required for different positions in a
company. Therefore, different psychometric tests should be conducted for different positions. Based on
the results of the test the hiring of the right candidate must be done.
• Seek Feedback: Actually even before making the final assessment and hiring the candidates, it is
important to know that it is only through these psychometric tests that the companies worldwide get to
avoid the hit and the miss of the entire hiring process. This will indeed get you the best candidates from
a lot.