Companies are increasingly seeking out ways to enhance the accuracy and effectiveness of their hiring and promotional processes. They are exploring the use of a variety of tests and measures to gather the information they need to make better decisions. They look to tests to help them increase objectivity within their processes and to get to the root of an individual’s real talents and potentials.
Employers worry that if they put a test into their selection or promotional process that managers will rely too heavily on the results. This can be a pitfall of such tools, since most well-constructed tests tend to be quite accurate in the results they produce. If the selection process lacks sufficient steps, or if the steps are not effective, managers probably will resort to trusting the test to make the decision. Read more…
