eBook – Hiring Assessments: The What, Why and When

Unlock the Secrets of Hiring Assessments: Your Complete Guide

Discover everything you need to know about hiring assessments with this concise eBook! Learn what they are, when to use them, how they’re developed, and address common objections from HR leaders.

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Why Use Hiring Assessments

In general, the benefits of adding hiring assessments to your selection process are similar across tools. However, the specific performance outcomes and business results will vary based on the assessment provider’s actual assessments. Let’s first review the general benefits.

• Save Time - Assessments can identify applicants with the potential to perform; 

  eliminating candidates who are unlikely to succeed, thereby enabling hiring managers to concentrate on more qualified applicants.

• Reduce Turnover - Not only do new hires possess the qualities linked to performance, but their values and personality fit your culture. When you bring on board hires who are eager and ready to shine, you can lower turnover and boost team stability.
• Ensure Consistency - Hiring responsibilities are most often distributed across numerous people, and multiple locations or units. Hiring assessments guarantee the maintenance of standards across your operations.
• Improve Efficiency - Administering assessments via an online Applicant Tracking System or Talent Management System optimizes the hiring process by utilizing technology to efficiently identify candidates with a high potential for success.
   Your team can quickly communicate with a large number of applicants with ease while also tracking the effectiveness of your recruitment efforts.
• Increase Hiring Manager Confidence -

  Assessments offer a comprehensive source of information to be utilized alongside data from interviews and resume evaluations. By using multiple sources and methods of evaluating an applicant, managers can more confidently make hiring decisions – from determining who to interview, to making the final hiring decision.

What Are Hiring Assessments

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Hiring assessments are powerful tools that help identify the best candidates by evaluating their skills and traits linked to job success. These assessments consist of various tests that measure unique qualities like intelligence, work styles, values, abilities, and personality traits. This customization ensures that the assessments align perfectly with the specific requirements of any job.

For these assessments to be effective in selecting successful candidates, they must be validated. This means there must be a proven connection between assessment performance and job performance. Additionally, validated assessments help understand their impact on key outcomes such as turnover, sales, revenue, and more.

By using these tailored and validated assessments, companies can make more informed hiring decisions, leading to better job performance and overall success.

Understanding the Different Types of Assessments

Dive into the essentials of hiring assessments, discover when and how to use them, understand their development, and tackle common HR objections with confidence. Ready to unlock the full potential of your hiring process with our comprehensive eBook?

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