Importance of Psychometric test in recruitment

1. IMPORTANCE OF
PYSCHOMETRIC
ASSESSMENT IN
RECRUITMENT
Why is psychometric test used for
assessing candidates?

2. INTRODUCTION
What is Pyschometric Test?
It is a test that is used to measure the mind
(Pyscho – mind ,Metric –measurement).
These tests are standard and scientific in
nature.

3. WHAT DOES IT MEASURE?
• It is used to measure the behavioral
patterns and mind’s capability to
perform any task under a
given situation.
• Helps in matching candidate’s
cognitive abilities and
personality traits.
• It is also used to measure intelligence
and motivation levels to work
under stress.

4. PURPOSE OF PSYCHOMETRIC TEST IN RECRUITMENT
•
Psychometric tests help the managers
to identify the hidden traits of the candidate.
• Psychometric tests are used by the HR
managers at the initial or later stage to identify
the decision making abilities, motivation level
or personality traits of the candidates.
• It may also be used to understand the ability of a
candidate to process both verbal and numerical
information under a given time limit.
• These tests are conducted mostly online these days. But they may be even conducted at the
organization.

5. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW?
Some of the key criteria’s to be kept in mind while designing psychometric test
are:
• Standardization of Test
• Reliability of Result
• Purpose
• Clarity

6. Standardization of Test
• These tests should be designed based on certain theories or model.
• They should not be designed as per an individual’s interest.
• Based on the model and situation a specific theory or model such as Classic
Test theory, Rasch model, Item Response theory etc., could be used to design
the test.
Reliability of Result
• Test results should be consistent under all external factors such as change in
mood or stress level.
• Consistency of results makes these tests reliable. Hence managers can easily
draw conclusions if the candidate would fit into the desired roles and
responsibilities.

7. Purpose
• Objective of the test must be clear to get the intended result.
• Psychometric tests are designed differently to evaluate different abilities
for a role.
Clarity
• The end result of the psychometric test helps the hiring manager to gain
clarity while assessing the candidates.

8. TYPES OF TESTS
Aptitude Test Reasoning Test
Personality Test

9. BENEFITS
• Psychometric test can’t be faked, which means candidates can’t mislead the
recruiters by giving wrong answers.
• This is most beneficial for recruitment process because it helps in analyzing
the personality and behavior traits that cannot be measured otherwise to
know if they would work well within a team.
• It has an unbiased approach to evaluate the candidates.
• Saves time and energy of the hiring manager as the test itself will reveal most
of the traits about a candidate without investing time in interviewing and
analyzing them personally.

10. WHO ARE WE?
As psychometric tests are extensively used in recruitment process these days,
we can help you with this.
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on various technical skills. Also they can be evaluated on behavorial traits
with the help of psychometric tests.
It can be used by HR, recruiters, trainers, teachers or psychometric evaluators.

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