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New Psychometric Testing site for employers

Employers should check out this new psychometric testing site, which is packed full of great information on psychometrics and you can instantly open up an account and get reports on new candidates. You don't have to bother with training as this is the easist psychometric testing site on the net.

What psychometric testing doesn't do

I encourage everyone to use personality profiling wherever they can for I firmly believe that anything that brings us a little closer to a better understanding of self and others will make a significant improvement in our lives. Having said that there are some things that personality reports will not tell you, for instance;

It will not tell you whether you should sack an employee or not.
It will not tell you to hire an employee or not
It will not tell you if someone is a good person or a bad person.

It will help you if you have to face some of the above scenarios. It will help you understand the person and from that deeper understanding you will be able to make  better decisions.

Psychometric Testing at the Business Forum

A bit of news to share. PeopleMaps was invited to present to the Business Forum  where we not only talked about the recruitment applications of psychometrics and personality profiling but explored the other interesting areas that profiling can be applied; from Health Management to Team Building. PeopleMaps is happy to entertain your group on the subject of Psychological Profiling if you give us a call.

Another good use of psychometrics

If you are a busy line manager and you have a day job that doesn't normally involve interviewing then you will find the InterviewAssist Gold report just what you need. I was talking to a chap this week who had been landed with the interviewing with little or no support from HR. He didn't know where to start or what to talk about. He had never had any training on how to conduct an interview and the last one he was at was ten years ago when he got the job he is in. This was exactly who we designed InterviewAssist Gold for. I avoid doing shameful plugs for our products as this is an information blog but if you can relate to the chap I was talking to, then I don't want you suffering when we have created a solution. Check it out and order a freebie.

Are Psychometrics a waste of money ?

  So what should you spend on psychometric profiling? And how much is too much? You need to revisit why you are considering psychometrics in the first place. Do you have a staff turnover problem? Are you worried about making a wrong appointment? Are you worried about how a new person will fit in to your existing team?

What are you investing in recruiting for this particular job? Let's say your direct agency fees are £5,000 and the indirect costs of the time you take to select an agency, select a long list, select a short list, then interview everyone. Shall we say 5 Days at £200 per day? The reality is that you will spend around £10k recruiting a junior manager, so £500 isn't much in the great scheme of things, especially if it helps you make the right decision first time. For the real pain of recruitment is having to repeat the process and waste several months with the wrong person. The cost of this could be tens of thousands of pounds.

To skimp on something as low cost as psychometric profiling is a bit like buying a new car and telling them not to give you a spare tyre as you want to save the £100. Do I have a vested interest in telling you this? Of course I do. But despite this I think you can see the sense of it.

PeopleMaps clearly displays it's pricing for all to see online. I'm not sure anyone else does.