Monday 5 June 2017

Essential things to know about Psychometric tests

Psychometric test or Assessment is a standard method used by HR managers at various established organizations to measure the behavioral and mental capabilities of the candidates. These tests mainly deal with measuring the suitability of the candidates based on the analytical and technical requirements for a job. These tests identify the candidates with required cognitive abilities and personality to perform the role in an organization. Also, with the use of these tests employers are able to collect or extract information to identify the unrevealed aspects in the resume while conducting a face to face interview.

Psychometric Assessment usually follows after analyzing the resume of the potential candidate for further hiring processor. In this process the human resources manager goes through the resume of the candidate and reviews it based on the initial requirements for the position in the company. A set of candidates are listed after going through the resume. After this HR sends them letter or mail asking them to come for the next stage which is usually the psychometric test. The prime objective of the early stage is to know which candidates are unlikely to fill the position based on the job requirements. It narrows down the number of candidates for the job.

Some of applicants believe that psychometric tests are not the best way to measure their suitability, personality traits and abilities for the job. So these are also called as Personality Assessment tests. But psychometric tests have evolved over the years and have proven to be efficient in find the right type of candidates for the position in a company.

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Saturday 3 June 2017

Happiness Survey – Where efficiency leads to effectiveness

How many of us have really wondered what drives the altitude of an organization? The question could be addressed through various perspectives. For some, it may be market penetration, process efficiency, cash flow cycle, meeting targets, brand image, employee count or company size. Measuring company success on these methodologies are true with an assumption that the internal and external affecting factors are well balanced.
Employees are always the face of a company. A happy and charming face with a gentle and empathetic voice when face customers always tend to extend the association of customer with a company. These attributes cannot be bought by artificial ways within your employees when they face customers but must have a natural flavor to make customers feel special and will give them a feeling that their needs are valued. Hence, for a company, it is necessary to measure factors that govern these attributes. It is important for a company to know the productivity of various departments, their attrition rate, and their happiness indices. Thus, giving a clear picture of various departments and the corresponding low index value that is dealt accordingly.
Happiness survey measures the happiness and satisfaction levels of all the linked departments in the form of numeric count called “Happiness Index”. The overall performance and distress of employees can be measured and observed through a single window on real-time basis. This gives a clear picture to the top management about organizational culture, all the existing working levels and also notes the department which is affecting the functioning of other linked departments due to its own low index value.
The survey can be conducted either on a monthly basis, quarterly basis or annually depending on the revenue cycle and the type of industry, while the questions are designed keeping in mind both psychometric and technical considerations. Few minutes of employees and another couple of minutes of the top management on a survey of some 40-45 questions gives us in black and white the perceptions of the company in real-time.
For measuring the efficiency of a workforce and business domains, these simple survey questions are designed with real-time scenarios, flourish with psychometric flavor enable top management to examine integration, performance and organization’s health to penetrate deeper, thereby helping to lift-up brand image, reach, performance and revenue.
To know more about Psychometric Assessment, Personality Assessment, and other Employee Assessment Services, visit PMaps for better hiring.