Why do employers use psychometrics?



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Why do employers use psychometrics?

	ARTICLE 1: Why do employers use psychometrics? The following articles is the first of 3 about why employers use psychometrics.


Introduction Psychometrics????... You may or may not have heard this term. Psychometric assessments incorporate a number of methods used by employers to choose the right person for the job, or to make promotional decisions and assess a development need. The following article takes a brief look at psychometrics and what you can do to equip yourself to perform well in these assessments.

Interesting fact: About 75% of medium to large sized companies use some form of psychometrics within their selection procedures.

Why do employers use psychometrics? More employers are seeing the benefits of using some form of psychometric assessment within their selection procedures. The reason is that these assessments are: · Standardised; this means that the assessments are the same for everyone and allows employers to directly compare between applicants. · Consistent; the more consistent a selection procedure is, the more faith applicants will have in it. In addition, psychometric assessments, unlike interviewers never have a bad day! · Objective; because psychometric assessments are standardised and consistent they will not judge candidates on race, gender or other factors that are not directly relevant. · Efficient; because they can be administered easily to large groups of candidates, psychometric assessments reduce administrative time, allowing organisations to focus on face-to-face interviews.

	About the author of this article: Nicole Fomin is a consultant psychologist at Human Factors International. She has worked with government and corporate bodies, designing assessment centres and advising on screening and selection procedures. Human Factors International provide psychometric assessments, both paper and online as well as administrator training, assessment centre design and a full range of business psychology consultancy services around the world.