1 / 6

Executive / Professional Level Aptitude Tests

Executive / Professional Level Aptitude Tests. June Kay Careers Development Consultant Level A / B Psychometric Testing Trained. Why are Psychometric test used?. Predict job performance better than most other single selection methods Tests give objective information about candidates

mayes
Download Presentation

Executive / Professional Level Aptitude Tests

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Executive / Professional Level Aptitude Tests June Kay Careers Development Consultant Level A / B Psychometric Testing Trained

  2. Why are Psychometric test used? • Predict job performance better than most other single selection methods • Tests give objective information about candidates • Measuring potential rather than attainment • Free from cultural bias??

  3. Methods • On-line • Paper Based • Exam conditions • Accuracy and speed • Marked against appropriate Norm group • Reached required level

  4. Results • Normal distribution • Percentile – you are better than X% in norm group • T-Score – allows them to combine sores across tests • Weighting – depends upon requirements of role

  5. To improve ……. • Complete more practice tests on-line • Face-to-face GATs • Books • Critical Thinking: An Introduction • Management Level Psychometric & Assessment Tests • How to Pass Professional Level Psychometric Tests • How to Pass Advanced Numeracy • Pamphlet – Improve your Numeracy, University of Birmingham / Bristol

  6. To sit these tests on-line… • …….contact June Kay • j.e.kay@durham.ac.uk • she will arrange access codes and explain the process.

More Related