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Something of a catch-all for any online candidate questionnaires, tests, and filtering tools, online psychometric tests
have had a mixed reception from the recruitment community. So just how 'valid' are they?
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Screening at Signet
Retail recruiter Signet shares why it opted for a tailored ‘motivational fit' questionnaire over full-blown psychometrics more »
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"'Our system's not 'valid' in the sense that a psychometric test would be, but... for us it's valid in that it serves to screen out the candidates who wouldn't fit."
Sheena MacDonald, Resourcing Manager, Signet UK
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Ask the experts
A top psychology professor and psychometrics practitioner give their views on the value, and the validity of on and offline tests more »
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The greatest problem with online testing of someone in another location is who is doing the test and how |
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Psychometrically speaking
How to limit candidate cheating? And how not to discriminate against different candidate groups? Psychometric test vendor
PSL answers these and other recruiter questions about those online questionnaires more »
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The word from Workthing
"If using a test online reduces its validity, then we shouldn't use a test at all. This is the view we hear from some recruiting clients. But more often than not, a full-blown psychometric
test is not actually required when recruiting online. If, as with most of our Workthing-PeopleBank clients, yours is a business of high-volume applications, clear criteria, and
limited HR resources to handle response, then a simple screen-out filter 'test' may be all you need to run right at the start when candidates apply. More formal tests can follow at a later
interview stage. The key is simply to know precisely what you need the test to achieve."
Bill Shipton, commercial director, Workthing.com
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Put your test vendors to the test
Here's your chance to turn the tables on the test vendors. Workthing has developed a Screener Scorecard to help recruiters assess the different offerings and responses from different test vendors. To download the scorecard in print
friendly PDF format, click here »
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