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Get the most out of pre-employment assessment tests

Business Management Daily

Making a bad hire often means repeating the process just a few months later while suffering lost productivity. That’s why many employers are searching beyond the standard resume review and interview and incorporating pre-employment tests in hopes of improving hiring decision-making. What is pre-employment testing?

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How Assessments Create Successful Manufacturing Hires

TalentCulture

A pre-employment test can accurately evaluate aptitude and personality, to assess a candidate’s real potential. The good news is that there are tests to do the heavy lifting. Aptitude: The Key Differentiator. The key is to recruit for aptitude as well as skill. Technical training — 67 percent lacked.

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Talent Acquisition Tests in HR: Navigating the Path to Recruitment Triumph

Hppy

Talent acquisition tests have become indispensable tools for HR teams aiming to enhance their recruitment strategy. Read on to learn how talent tests can drive recruitment excellence! Image by Drazen Zigic on Freepik What Are Talent Acquisition Tests in HR?

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Organizations Can Use Assessments to Bridge the Skills Gap

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at Criteria Corp , a leading provider of pre-employment testing services. Use Assessments as Part of Your Recruitment Strategy. To help assess a candidate’s potential, organizations can use assessments. Enjoy the post!). The results were impressive.

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Engage Your Employees Through a Culture of Creativity

Speaker: Peter Merrill, President, Quest Management Inc.

Organizations that have a culture focused on efficiency and productivity can be hesitant to introduce anything new that might disrupt employee performance. Peter Merrill will show you how to assess your own innovative aptitude and how you can contribute to the innovation process. President at Quest Management Inc.

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Why General Tests Deliver Better Hiring Results Than Specific Skills Tests

Criteria Corp

As a pre-employment testing provider, we offer both general aptitude and personality tests, as well as micro-skills tests such as typing tests and computer skills assessments. For many companies, using general aptitude tests to help inform their selection decisions is, pardon the pun, a no-brainer.

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Can Employee Skills Assessments Really Help Avoid a Mis-Hire?

AvilarHR

Can employee skills assessments really help avoid a mis-hire? That means identifying someone who has the skills to do the work, the aptitude to continue to learn and grow, and values that align with your company’s mission and culture. In fact, one Career Builder survey found that 75% of employers have made at least one bad hire.