The document discusses the necessity for modern employee assessments due to the increasing demand for STEM skills among job seekers and the ineffectiveness of traditional methods. It highlights that a significant percentage of applicants tend to lie during interviews, emphasizing the costs associated with poor hiring decisions. The document advocates for the use of various assessment tools to improve hiring accuracy and recommends downloading a free ebook on incorporating these assessments into hiring processes.

1. The Truth About
Employee Assessments
by Smarterer SkillSets
http://smarterer.com/skillsets

2. A job seeker
can’t afford to
be a one-trick
pony these
days…
http://smarterer.com/skillsets

3. 82% of executives are looking
for workers with STEM skills
STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
John Zappe, ERE.net
http://smarterer.com/skillsets

4. And learning resources like Lynda.com, Udemy and Course
Hero are making it easier than ever to cultivate new skills.

5. Traditional Employee
Assessments Can’t Keep Up

6. The paper
resume is dead...
learn why
http://smarterer.com/skillsets

7. 81% of applicants lie
during job interviews
According to a study conducted by Brent Weis and Robert S. Feldman,
of The University of Massachusetts - Amherst, participants were observed
to lie just over two times per fifteen minute interview.
http://smarterer.com/skillsets

8. Just one bad hire
can cost $50,000
according to a recent CareerBuilder.com survey
http://smarterer.com/skillsets

9. A New Wave of
Employee
Assessments
to the Rescue!

10. Improve Your Hiring Accuracy
Download our FREE eBook to learn
how to incorporate employee
assessments into your hiring process.
Download Our Free eBook

11. Employee Assessments
Dictionary

12. Competency
Competency assessments help take subjectivity out
of the recruiting process, enabling employers to
assess whether candidates can demonstrate the
characteristics and proficiencies required in a role.
EXAMPLES
PeopleAnswers, ClearFit, Hireology

13. Collective Intelligence
These assessments are an aggregation of
information available about a particular candidate.
Operating on the premise that traditional reference
checks are inadequate, these tools may combine a
number of background checks, behavioral
assessments and personality tests.
EXAMPLES
Chequed.com, SkillSurvey, RightHire

14. Skill Assessments
By integrating skills assessment tests early in the
hiring cycle, employers are able to focus solely on
the most qualified candidates, drastically reducing
costs and time to hire.
Tests like Smarterer SkillSets often use adaptive
multiple choice questions quantify skills, rapidly
surfacing top talent early in the hiring process.
EXAMPLE
Smarterer SkillSets

15. Behavioral & Personality
Big names like Wal-Mart use behavioral tests to see
what path candidates might take in handling
conflicts that they might experience at work. These
tests use psychometric scientific research to help
match candidates to the right employer.
EXAMPLES
The Birkman Method, FurstPerson, Hire-Intelligence, Path.to, Good.co

16. Improve Your Hiring Accuracy
Download our FREE eBook to learn
how to incorporate employee
assessments into your hiring process.
Download Our Free eBook