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The Role of Pre-Employment Assessments in Hiring the Right Candidate

Strategy Driven

Personality tests can shed light on character traits and cultural compatibility, while skills assessments verify technical or industry-specific competencies vital for job performance. Aligning Assessments With Job Requirements For pre-employment screening to be effective, the assessments must be meticulously aligned with the job requirements.

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How to Use Psychometric Testing in Hiring

Harvard Business Review

Roughly 18% of companies currently use personality tests in the hiring process, according to a survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management. This number is growing at a rate of 10-15% a year according to many industrial and organizational psychologists, as well as the Association for Test Publishers. Know the law.

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How to Use Psychometric Testing in Hiring

Harvard Business Review

Roughly 18% of companies currently use personality tests in the hiring process, according to a survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management. This number is growing at a rate of 10-15% a year according to many industrial and organizational psychologists, as well as the Association for Test Publishers. Know the law.

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How to conduct pre-employment background checks?

HR Digest

One has to be aware of the likely pitfalls, including being compliant with the equal opportunity acts and ethical standards. What is the essential employment background check questions checklist? Pre-employment Background Check Questions to Ask. The industry and role should determine the depth of the research.