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I was checking out http://www.hatefiring.com
(I was lured in by their funny, irreverent office ads) and I'm considering using online pre-employment assessments to evaluate new hires. Has anyone had
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Are pre-employment assessments / personality tests effective?
posted at 6/30/2008 1:40 PM EDT
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I was checking out http://www.hatefiring.com
(I was lured in by their funny, irreverent office ads) and I'm considering using online pre-employment assessments to evaluate new hires. Has anyone had any positive or negative experiences with pre-employment assessments, personality tests, or evaluations?
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Are pre-employment assessments / personality tests effective?
posted at 6/30/2008 1:56 PM EDT
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This issue has been around for a long time and you should get a wide variety of opinions. IMHO when they are done they are relied on too heavily rather than merely seen as one single piece of information.
You often have a tool designed by a PHD but used by a BA to screen. The BA does not understand all the tool limitations but uses it as a decider. As a result I am against them. |
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posted at 7/1/2008 5:22 AM EDT
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Honestly, I find very little positive out of pre-screening personality testing. I don't find most to be accurate in any long term sense. At some point subjectivity comes into play when deciding on the what the "correct" results are.
I have found some to be useful as training/career builders (such as Myers Briggs for teamwork exercises). But I too hate spam. |
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posted at 7/2/2008 4:02 AM EDT
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Like others, I am still skeptical of personality profiles that purport to be able to pin down characteristics of successful employees for any job. Ive taken a lot of them but have yet to see consistent results. There are legal considerations too if significant weight is given to them in the hiring process. If a test relates to specific job skills (cash handling, equipment operation etc) and has been documented to be a reliable predictor of performance then it could be useful. |
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posted at 8/12/2008 9:15 AM EDT
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Spam sucks.
I agree with RRupert -- Myers Briggs is a great tool, particularly for helping people understand what they may be best suited for, or even why an employee does something a particular way. signed, an ESTJ. *wink* |
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Are pre-employment assessments / personality tests effective?
posted at 8/12/2008 9:16 AM EDT
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Spam sucks.
I agree with RRupert -- Myers Briggs is a great tool, particularly for helping people understand what they may be best suited for, or even why an employee does something a particular way. signed, an ESTJ. *wink* |
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Are pre-employment assessments / personality tests effective?
posted at 8/12/2008 9:16 AM EDT
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First: 2/28/2008 Last: 7/14/2009 |
Spam sucks.
I agree with RRupert -- Myers Briggs is a great tool, particularly for helping people understand what they may be best suited for, or even why an employee does something a particular way. signed, an ESTJ. *wink* |
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posted at 8/12/2008 9:36 AM EDT
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I have mixed feelings about them. My company uses them and gets a lot of good people, but I don't think the tests really tell much because at the same time we have more turn around then I'd like. So maybe si maybe no, I do know they make potential hires nervous. |
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