13 Jul
Every recruiter wishes they could spend less time reviewing resumes.
If this rings true for you, candidate skills evaluation exams are just what you need.
According to research, 82 percent of businesses are currently employing some form of pre-employment screening in their recruiting process. Skills assessment exams, in particular, may assist you in weeding out unqualified individuals, hiring more talented staff, and improving employee retention.
While having a variety of evaluations available is essential, HR professionals are drowning. Because of the vast number of candidate assessments on the market today, and the seeming similarity of many of these tests, hiring managers are simply choosing one and treating it as a one-size-fits-all tool that, in practice, benefits practically no one.
In this article, we'll be discussing the main assessment tests recruiters should be prioritizing when screening for the best hire possible read on!
The soft skill tests measure the softer aspects of the candidate's personality.
It's important to determine how your potential employees will act in the workplace because these soft skills will translate into job performance.
The skills and attributes that you can assess through soft skills tests include:
These are the basic foundations of a successful career in any industry.
Hard skill tests measure concrete skills that will be applied directly to the job.
Where the "soft" skills test measures personality, team skills, motivation, and other "softer" qualities these hard skill tests measure the years of experience, education level, and technical knowledge of your potential employees.
The skills and attributes that you can assess through hard skills tests include:
A role-specific test is an assessment that is tailored to the finer details of the job you are hiring for.
For example:
A marketing manager may be tested on their knowledge of the industry they will be working in, how to research and communicate effectively, and how to build long-lasting relationships with clients. Whereas a social media specialist would be tested on their knowledge of the most effective ways to utilize social media and their ability to generate content for a wide variety of platforms.
Personality tests (also known as aptitude tests) measure the personality and psychological characteristics of the candidate.
In job assessment, these personality traits are known to predict how well the candidate will adapt to their new role, and how well they will fit into the organization you are hiring them for.
As an example:
An extrovert may do very well in a highly social team environment, but would not do well in a job that required a lot of time alone.
Culture fit tests take the personality tests one step further as they are designed to measure not only a candidate's personality traits but their preferences as well.
The more knowledge you have about their preferred work environment the easier it is to make sure that you are hiring someone that will fit in with the culture you are hiring for.
Job knowledge tests are designed to determine the level of knowledge that the candidate has of their specific profession and the specific industry they will be working in.
These tests will measure their knowledge of specific processes, operations, rules, and regulations that are essential to the role they are applying for.
The tests will also measure how well they can create new processes, operations, rules, and regulations that are required in their new role.
As you can see, an overwhelming amount of assessment tests are available to you as a hiring manager. The key is to start with your own company culture and ensure that the assessments you choose fit that culture.
A great way to do this is to create a culture assessment based on the assessment tests available to you and make sure your ideal employee is a good fit This way, you won't make a brand new hire that you work so hard to get, only to lose them to a better position because you didn't fit the candidate's preferred work environment.
Kandio offers professionally-made assessment tests to help companies hire the perfect talents. Check out the tests we have available for you to use today to find the right talents to work with!
Kasper is a serial entrepreneur who is on a mission to disrupt technologies and industries. In his spare time, he joins marathons and enjoys adventures in the great outdoors. As the CEO and Founder of Kandio, he is laser-focused on designing user experiences to make hiring a lot easier with Kandio’s growing library of assessment tests.
Kasper Dam