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title: Myths About Assessments That Shouldn’t Get In Your Way
description: Learn common misconceptions about hiring assessments so you can build a more effective and industry-leading hiring process.
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# [Myths About Assessments That Shouldn’t Get In Your Way](https://corvirtus.com/blog/myths-about-assessments-that-shouldnt-get-in-your-way)

 Written by [Jennifer Yugo, PhD](https://corvirtus.com/blog/author/jennifer-yugo) | Nov 15, 2021 5:25:22 PM

## What barriers are getting in your way to including assessments in your hiring and promotion process?

#### Evidence-based hiring assessments are a powerful and essential solution for hiring, developing, and promoting great people.

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Maybe you’re hearing that you should remove, or not even consider using, assessments to your hiring or promotion process. Perhaps you’ve asked this question yourself. We find there are a few core myths about using assessments, especially in a turbulent time, that are usually false and shouldn’t stop you from using the tools as part of your talent acquisition – or even promotion and development – processes.

Learn common misconceptions about hiring assessments so you can build a more effective and industry-leading hiring process, get our eBook, [Five Myths About Assessments That Shouldn’t Get in Your Way.](https://corvirtus.com/hubfs/Myths%20about%20assessments%20that%20shouldnt%20get%20in%20your%20way%20-%202025.pdf)

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