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Section 11

Assessments

It is of strategic importance for companies today to attract and hire the right
talent. High-performance organisations want to achieve the right fit between the
role and the employee as this will lead to higher levels of employee engagement
and performance. Hiring the wrong talent could have a profound impact on the
success and sustainability of the company. Assessments are designed to assist
companies with making critical choices to align talent with the needs of the
organisation. Many organisations use psychometric or behavioural assessments as
part of their recruitment and selection process.
Psychometric assessments are a standard and scientific method used to measure
individuals’ mental capabilities (or cognitive abilities) and behavioural styles.
These assessments are designed specifically with the aim to measure individuals’
suitability for a role based on the required behavioural characteristics and aptitude
(or cognitive abilities).

There are many psychometric assessment styles and formats.The three main areas
of measurement are:

1 Aptitude assessments

Aptitude assessments are used to determine an individual’s ability or potential
to succeed in a certain task, with no prior knowledge or training. Aptitude
assessments are frequently used as part of a pre-employment assessment.
There are many types of aptitude assessments.
Some of the main types include:

• Numerical reasoning, which is designed to identify your comfort level for
making accurate deductions from numerical information such as tables,
graphs, percentages, ratios and number sequence.
• Verbal assessments, which are used to evaluate your ability to understand the
information and tone expressed in written text.
• Logical assessments, which are mainly non-verbal. A few examples of logical
reasoning tests are:
‒ Deductive reasoning, which are designed to examine your ability to apply
a set of rules onto a specific example.
‒ Diagrammatic reasoning, which involves drawing logical conclusions
based on visual representations.

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