{"id":853,"date":"2007-04-26T08:27:03","date_gmt":"2007-04-26T13:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/04\/an-objective-step-for-hiring\/"},"modified":"2007-04-26T08:27:24","modified_gmt":"2007-04-26T13:27:24","slug":"an-objective-step-for-hiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/04\/an-objective-step-for-hiring\/","title":{"rendered":"An Objective Step For Hiring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are strong proponents of using assessments for hiring &#8211; it is the backbone of our system.  Yet, many people still have some hesitancy in completing the assessments.  CareerJournal.com offers up <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.careerjournal.com\/~r\/wsj\/career_journal\/~3\/111523716\/20070424-qandaobstacles.html\">Why Wasn&#8217;t I Interviewed After Taking Personality Quiz?<\/a> which is a Q&amp;A article about whether or not to complete the assessments.<\/p>\n<p>This mindset is almost unbelievable to me.  From the article:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Answer: Being asked to take a pre-employment personality test often puts candidates between a rock and a hard place. If you refuse, you won&#8217;t move further along in the hiring process. If you agree and take the test, you may be screened out without further contact with the company.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This type of thinking frustrates me.  I realize the author is attempting to couch the question in common terms, but the article dances around the obvious point.  Assessments objectively measure how well a candidate will fit to the job&#8217;s requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Most candidates believe they are a strong fit for the position regardless of whether that thought is true.  The power of the assessment lies in its objective ability to measure the candidate&#8217;s fit to the position.  I cannot stress enough the term &#8220;objective.&#8221;  People are not objective, assessments are.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Pre-employment tests come in many forms, but all are designed to assess characteristics and values that employers believe lead to success at their companies.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Exactly.  The word &#8220;believe&#8221; is a bit loaded, but the point is true.  As a candidate, I would think it valuable that a company takes its hiring seriously enough to invest in extra steps to hire the right person.  I would be disappointed to sell myself into a position that was a mismatch to my abilities.  That is frustrating for the employee and the employer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are strong proponents of using assessments for hiring &#8211; it is the backbone of our system. Yet, many people still have some hesitancy in completing the assessments. CareerJournal.com offers up Why Wasn&#8217;t I Interviewed After Taking Personality Quiz? which is a Q&amp;A article about whether or not to complete the assessments. This mindset is almost unbelievable to me. From the article: Answer: Being asked to take a pre-employment personality test often puts candidates between a rock and a hard place. If you refuse, you won&#8217;t move further along in the hiring process. If you agree and take the test, you may be screened out without further contact with the&hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/04\/an-objective-step-for-hiring\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"","bgseo_robots_follow":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-assessing","category-hiring"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5Oho-dL","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1943,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2009\/03\/spooky-accurate-assessments\/","url_meta":{"origin":853,"position":0},"title":"Spooky Accurate Assessments","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"March 12, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"From Inc.com\u2019s article on how to screen sales candidates: It cost $400 a candidate, and the recruits took the tests online. Dolan and Kinaxis's star salesperson took the test, too, and Opus analyzed their test scores and created a personality benchmark. Afterward, Opus discussed the results with each of the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Assessing&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Assessing","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/hiring\/assessing\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1433,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/02\/personality-assessments-and-stereotypes\/","url_meta":{"origin":853,"position":1},"title":"Personality Assessments And Stereotypes","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"February 22, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Personality assessments, or \"communication style\" as I prefer, are highly valuable in the hiring process for one important aspect - communication.\u00a0 How many office conflicts have you seen where poor communication was adding oxygen to the fire?\u00a0 We see it in almost every office conflict. 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The author advocates a position of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Assessing&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Assessing","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/hiring\/assessing\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1033,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/06\/are-you-using-assessments\/","url_meta":{"origin":853,"position":3},"title":"Are You Using Assessments?","author":"Lee Fratzke","date":"June 26, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Most people are, according to a Workforce Management Quick Take titled Organizations Look to Get Personal in \u20ac\u212207. Statistics from the short article (my emphasis): Organizations in 2007 will increasingly turn to personality tests when recruiting and hiring, according to Birkman International in Houston. Birkman, citing research from New Orleans-based\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Assessing&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Assessing","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/hiring\/assessing\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":36,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2006\/05\/in-support-of-assessments\/","url_meta":{"origin":853,"position":4},"title":"In Support of Assessments","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"May 18, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"I read Perfect Score = Perfect Job? a few days ago on Forbes.com and am catching up to comment on it now. It is a good read with many excellent points in support of assessments. 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