Psychometric Testing

The use of personality tests and aptitude tests to select both executive and staff level employees is quite popular. It is necessary to have reliable and valid tools that are able to discriminate between the most potentially-effective employee and the one who will not fit the job. Business Minds, Criterion Partnership, The Morrisby Organisation, Oxford Psychologists Press, Psytech International, SHL Group are the one of the best companies in Psychometric Testing. Many of the test companies offer ability tests, personality test, aptitude test which assess the specific tasks necessary in particular jobs. In India companies today use psychometrics for hiring junior management and middle management. In India this approach is mostly made use of by companies such as Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, i-flex Solutions, Raymonds, Ericsson and Thermax.

Psychometric assessment is an objective and scientific tool that is able to contribute to the validity and successful outcome of the recruitment, selection and development process. The Psychometric tests are developed for specific role. There are tests for MBA aspirations which assess verbal and numerical checking skills, for the clerical jobs there are test which is designed to check the verbal, numerical, office vocabulary, and the ability to plan and organise. The companies also have tests for technical jobs such as technical checking and faultfinding, knowledge of electronics, and the ability to comprehend diagrams. The other global firms in the field of Psychometric Testing are ASE, Development Strategy and Assessment, Knight Chapman Psychological, worldwide, Selby Millsmith, The Test Agency.

In the current recruitment scenario where attracting and retaining the right talent has become the biggest challenge, HR Executives are constantly on the look out for innovative methods to achieve their objectives. Psychometrics is the science of objective assessment of employees. It is one method mostly being employed by many Indian companies today to retain talent.