Pre-employment testing is giving employers ‘fits’
Have you heard about the tests that are giving employers “fits”?
Bruce McWilliams, general manager at Lee’s Summit Honda, credits a 15-minute pre-employment psychological profile with reducing employee turnover and boosting sales at the car dealership.
Rich Mellor, a loss-prevention adviser and division vice president at Helzberg Diamonds, believes a pre-employment integrity and attitude assessment has improved staff quality and cut inventory shrinkage.
Jennifer Bosshardt, spokeswoman for Sprint Corp., says a pre-employment personality test is the efficiency tool the company needs to improve the odds of hiring successful workers in its cellular phone stores.
Pre-employment assessments - designed to predict the likelihood that an applicant will be a good “fit” in the job - are sweeping through the work world.
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“Pre-employment testing is giving employers ‘fits’”
I agree that the use of assessment tests from a PEO have greatly improved the success of our employees. Personalities are a better match with positions, as well as skill sets.
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