Psychometric Tests - Information and Guidelines
This section of the website offers clients and candidates a greater understanding about the process of psychometric testing.
For clients, read below to learn how psychometric testing can strengthen your human resource management and recruitment process.
Candidates undertaking psychometric tests can access the free psychometric testing samples that have been made available to allow hands on experience with taking a psychometric test.
Psychometric testing involves the combination of two important techniques of measurement. These include cognitive abilities and personality/ behavioural tests.
Cognitive abilities (i.e. numerical reasoning and spatial reasoning etc) are important characteristics to the successful application of skills in many occupations. Psychometric testing can provide key insights into a candidates ability to communicate, make decisions and calculate cause and effect in certain occupational scenarios. Find out more about cognitive testing.
Personality tests are assessments which require the least preparation on the candidate's part. Rather, personality psychometric tests tend to measure an individual's relatively stable behavioural tendencies and preferences within an occupational context. The behavioural basis of personality tests are primarily due to indirect and complex nature of personality. It is also important to note that personality tests do not consist of questions which have correct answers assigned to them. Find out more about personality tests
WHAT IS PSYCHOMETRIC TESTING?
Psychometric testing refers to the process of measuring a candidate's relevant strengths and weaknesses. This form of measurement is primarily employed to assess employment suitability, including company-candidate fit. The aim of psychometric tests is to gain an accurate bearing of the candidate's cognitive abilities and personality/behavioural style. This allows recruiters to predict, based on objective data, which candidates will be most suitable for specific roles.
Psychometric testing is a bimodal process. To increase the validity of the psychometric testing process, both cognitive and personality tests are used in order to accurately predict role suitability.
Psych Press is one of Australia's leading developers of psychometric tests. We have developed a number of industry-specific tests to aid companies in selecting and developing the right people. Using psychometric tests is an objective, scientific way of measuring your human capital which means you can improve performance, select the right staff, gage company culture and attract better candidates.
Below you can find the main areas of concentration for cognitive/aptitude and personality/behavioural tests. Otherwise, give us a call on 03 9670 0590 and one of our knowledgeable staff can guide you through our tests.
COGNITIVE / APTITUDES PSYCHOMETRIC TESTS
Cognitive abilities (i.e. numerical reasoning, spatial reasoning etc...) are important characteristics to the successful application of skills in many occupations. Psychometric testing can provide key insights into a candidate's ability to communicate, make decisions and calculate cause and effect in certain occupational scenarios.
Psych Press offers customised batteries of psychometric tests to target specific areas of cognitive ability. Tests are drawn from six main cognitive aptitude types including; Abstract/Conceptual, Verbal, Numerical, Mechanical, Spatial and Emotional reasoning.
Abstract Reasoning Tests
Abstract Reasoning Tests assessments focus primarily on a person's level of fluid intelligence. These tests measure a person's ability to promptly and accurately learn complex information to aid in problem solving processes. Abstract reasoning tests are culture-fair, as questions are presented in diagrammatical form which reduces its emphasis on verbal ability.
Learn MoreNumerical Reasoning Tests
Numerical Reasoning tests establish a person's ability to perform accurate arithmetic to understand and present conclusions regarding numerical data. Central themes emphasised is the analysis of numerical data through the interpretation of graphs and basic calculations.
Learn MoreVerbal Reasoning Tests
Verbal reasoning tests focus on a person's ability to effectively pay attention to and communicate business related concepts in a verbal form. These tests pay particular attention to candidates' effective use of written ideas and information to construct accurate conclusions.
Learn MoreMechanical Reasoning Tests
A mechanical reasoning test identifies a person's ability to perceive and understand the kinetic role of visual objects. These motion and effect tasks are indicative of the techniques used in everyday performance of realistic problem-solving tasks. This test takes a diagrammatical form and requires candidates to understand the subsequent effects of the configuration of certain elements.
Learn MoreEmotional Intelligence reasoning tests
Emotional Intelligence reasoning tests assess a person's ability to handle emotional components (e.g. self and others' emotional disclosure) in roles such as customer service, human resources, sales roles and team work. Emotional intelligence reasoning is different from personality assessments in that Psych Press uses psychometrically sound forms which recognise the emotional ability of a candidate.
Learn MoreSpatial reasoning tests
Spatial reasoning tests focus on a person's ability to perceive, construct and deconstruct visual objects within differing contexts. For example, spatial reasoning tests assess whether candidates can mentally flip, rotate, and/or fit together objects.
PERSONALITY / BEHAVIOURAL STYLE PSYCHOMETRIC TESTS
Personality tests are assessments which require the least preparation on the candidate's part. Rather, personality psychometric tests tend to measure an individual's relatively stable behavioural tendencies and preferences within an occupational context. The behavioural basis of personality tests are primarily due to indirect and complex nature of personality. It is also important to note that personality tests do not consist of questions which have correct answers assigned to them.
Occupational Personality Tests
Business Personality Reflections
>The Business Personality Reflections is a personality test that measures business-related competencies which assists companies and managers in making informed selection and personal development decisions.
Learn More15 factor questionnaire plus
15 factor questionnaire plus is an occupational testing method based on Cattell's 16 factor theory of personality. The 15FQplus endeavours to provide a culture, age and gender fair assessment of a candidates occupational characteristics. For example, the 15FQ employs the assessment of the five widely used personality factors; extraversion, neuroticism, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness. Further to these five factors, it also incorporates further factors drawn from Cattell's 16 personality factors.
Learn MoreHogan Personality Inventory
Hogan Personality Inventory is a psychometric personality assessment which is regularly employed as an optimal aid for human resource management. The HPI is commonly utilised to enhance talent recruitment and employee development. The assessment derives its system from the Five Factor Model of personality but further sub divides to allow greater insight into occupational qualities evident within a candidates personality.
Learn MoreSales Personality Tests
SaleAbility
The SaleAbility comprehensive assessment system is a sensitive psychometric selection tool that identifies key competencies related to success within sales roles.
Learn MoreSaleAble™
SaleAble™ is a popular, low cost online sales recruitment and assessment tool designed for use by companies, recruiters, HR professionals and business owners to objectively identify candidates most suitable for sales based roles.
Learn MoreSales Attitude Survey
The Sales Attitude Survey has been developed by Psych Press to be used as an online screening tool to assess individual's sales related attitudes and beliefs in comparison to successful sales people.
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