Psychometric Testing In Recruitment
What is Psychometric Testing in Recruitment?
Working in recruitment means you come across every type of personality. At Attega, we offer Psychometric testing as an addition to your package.
Psychometric testing can be a great way of discovering the personality traits and behavioural styles of the person you want to hire.
What are Psychometric Tests?
Completing the series of questions and assessments, it gives us a deep understanding of an individual’s mental capabilities and characteristics.
Types of Psychometric tests can include:
- Cognitive Ability Tests: These assess problem-solving skills, like interpreting data, measuring logical reasoning and identifying patterns.
- Personality Tests: These analyse individuals’ traits, values and motivations.
- Situational Judgement Tests: These present hypothetical scenarios to assess decision-making and interpersonal skills
Which 4 Personality Types Does Psychometric Testing Identify?
There are many Psychometric tests that we could use, and we will make sure we understand your needs thoroughly, so that we can make the best recommendations for your needs.
Whilst the 16 Personalities framework isn’t something we rely on in recruitment, taking the time to learn the differences definitely helps us to recognise how different people communicate.
The 4 main dimensions MBTI focuses on:
- Introversion vs Extraversion
- Sensing vs Intuition
- Thinking vs Feeling
- Judging vs Perceiving
The different personality types can be identified and grouped into the four main categories below, and each one can be sub-categorised into four separate personality types.
The main categories are:
- The Analysts: Love structure, logic, like a challenge and tend to ask all the tough questions.
- The Diplomats: They are values-driven, inspiring leaders, creative and enthusiastic.
- The Sentinels: They are practical, dedicated, social, reliable and detail-focused.
- The Explorers: They are bold, spontaneous, smart, energetic and full of ideas.
What are the Benefits of Psychometric Testing?
Many recruiters don’t always offer these tests when screening applicants, and this is not something we offer as a standard; however, we understand that recruiting for a particular role sometimes requires a particular type of candidate, and knowing their personality and behavioural traits may help identify the ideal one for you.
Additional benefits of these tests include:
- Tailored approach when screening
- Both the recruiter and businesses can communicate in ways that resonate with the candidate.
- You can match not just skills but values and style.
- This will also aid the applicant in self-discovery and understand how they best work and with others.
Should I Have Psychometric Testing In My Hiring Process?
In conclusion, these tests can help identify who possess the skills and traits needed for the role you’re hiring for, and if you’re looking for a specific personality type to fit well within your team.
They are a valuable tool for growth and understanding for both the applicant and the hirers to make more informed decisions.
Psychometric and personality testing is something Attega can offer as part in-house and one-off hiring recruitment solutions. Contact us if you’d like to find out more.
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