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Psychometric testing

Psychometric tests are used for activities such as recruitment and selection, training and development, career guidance and team building.

Employers commonly use two forms of psychometric tests: firstly, those designed to measure maximum performance, such as ability, aptitude or attainment; and secondly those designed to assess personal qualities such as personality, temperament, values and interests.


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    • Opinion

    The ‘sham psychometric test’ controversy

    by John Hackston 10 May 2013
    by John Hackston 10 May 2013

    Psychometric testing has been in the news recently, and not in a good way. According to recent reports, the Department...

    • Recruitment & retention
    • Psychometric testing

    Psychological tool originally designed for astronauts touches down in civilian life

    by Personnel Today 12 Jul 2011
    by Personnel Today 12 Jul 2011

    With the origins of its research in space and its high profile presence in projects such as Mars 500, a new...

    • Military
    • Recruitment & retention
    • Psychometric testing

    Understanding the benefits of psychometric testing

    by Personnel Today 1 Jun 2011
    by Personnel Today 1 Jun 2011

    Psychometric testing can provide useful information when assessing the suitability of potential employees. Linda Goldman and Joan Lewis examine when...

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    • Pay & benefits

    Video: Will Hutton discusses his public sector pay proposals

    by Personnel Today 15 Mar 2011
    by Personnel Today 15 Mar 2011

    The Government today published the Hutton Review of Fair Pay in the Public Sector.Will Hutton was commissioned by the Prime...

    • Recruitment & retention
    • Psychometric testing

    A new tool from The Psychological Consultancy will enable to organisations to recruit people with a well-adjusted attitude to risk

    by Personnel Today 16 Jun 2010
    by Personnel Today 16 Jun 2010

    Risk Type Compass explores a person’s predisposition to risk and their capacity to manage the risks involved in their work....

    • Latest News
    • HR strategy
    • Recruitment & retention

    Poor recruitment practices damage consumer brand and bottom line

    by Kat Baker 8 Jun 2010
    by Kat Baker 8 Jun 2010

    Organisations are damaging their employer brand and bottom line by engaging in poor recruitment practices, according to new research.A survey...

    • Recruitment & retention
    • Psychometric testing

    Know how to get value from psychometric tests

    by Personnel Today 2 Nov 2009
    by Personnel Today 2 Nov 2009

    Psychometric testing is an increasingly popular tool in many situations, from recruitment to redundancy â€“ and everything in between.Different instruments exist...

    • Recruitment & retention
    • Online recruitment
    • Psychometric testing

    Testing and selection: The pros and cons of online assessment

    by Personnel Today 13 Oct 2009
    by Personnel Today 13 Oct 2009

    At a time when companies can ill-afford to make the wrong hiring decisions, it’s perhaps not surprising that online assessment...

    • Recruitment & retention
    • Pre-employment screening
    • Psychometric testing

    Psychometric testing increasingly used in pre-employment screening

    by Nadia Williams 8 Oct 2009
    by Nadia Williams 8 Oct 2009

    Pyschometric testing is on the increase, according to findings from research by Personnel Today’s paid-for sister service XpertHR.The survey of 90...

    • Recruitment & retention
    • Psychometric testing

    Hudson launch complimentary psychometric test

    by Personnel Today 5 Jun 2009
    by Personnel Today 5 Jun 2009

    In a market where companies cannot afford to make mistakes with new hires, Hudson, a global provider of recruitment and...

    • Learning & development
    • Recruitment & retention
    • Psychometric testing

    Success Dynamics launches online psychometric profile offering

    by Personnel Today 7 May 2009
    by Personnel Today 7 May 2009

    Success Dynamics, the company which specialises in the supply and delivery of psychometric profiling tools to enable businesses to reap the...

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    • Recruitment & retention
    • Psychometric testing

    justclick announces unique psychometric test search facility for graduate recruiters

    by Personnel Today 30 Jan 2009
    by Personnel Today 30 Jan 2009

    justclick.co.uk, one of the UK’s leading graduate recruitment websites, is the only UK graduate job board to offer recruiters a...

    • Career development
    • Continuous professional development
    • HR strategy

    Sales transformation. It’s all about people!

    by Personnel Today 22 Oct 2008
    by Personnel Today 22 Oct 2008

    18 months ago Hugo Mahoney, Sales and Marketing Director, set about transforming the sales performance of LexisNexis. He needed to...

    • HR practice
    • Recruitment & retention
    • Psychometric testing

    Saville Consulting questionnaires are superior measures of job performance

    by Personnel Today 15 Aug 2008
    by Personnel Today 15 Aug 2008

    Professor Peter Saville has demonstrated that both the Wave Professional Styles and Wave Focus Styles questionnaires are superior measures of...

    • Recruitment & retention
    • Psychometric testing

    SHL launch Recruitment Partner Programme

    by Personnel Today 28 Jul 2008
    by Personnel Today 28 Jul 2008

    SHL, a world leader in psychometric based recruitment, has seen a noticeable increase in demand for higher quality, objective recruiting...

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