Employment Test Resources
Employers
Considering using employment tests as part of your employee selection process? Here are five things employers should know about employment testing.
Pre-employment testing can dramatically improve a company's hiring process and directly impact the bottom line. In order to ensure that a pre-employment testing program is both effective and compliant, however, companies should adhere to a set of best practices that will help create a highly predictive, legally defensible testing program. This white paper will explain the benefits of pre-employment testing and provide guidelines for implementation.
Candidates
Have you applied for a job and been asked to take an employment test? This brief article will help you prepare for your test or tests. There are four main types of pre-employment tests — aptitude, personality, skills, and job knowledge. Here are five tips for how to approach an employment test.
- Relax.
If a company or organization uses pre-employment testing, it is usually only one of a number of factors used to determine your suitability for the job. In addition to tests, employers may also rely upon resumes, interviews, references, and background checks to find the best person for the position. Tests help provide a uniform and fair method of comparing job applicants. So if you're asked to take an employment test...
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