Importance of Psychometric Tests
@TheApparition (337)
India
January 10, 2007 3:54am CST
These days a lot of firms have started using Psychometric Tests as one of the many factors in employing suitable people.It includes the measurement of knowledge (achievement), abilities, attitudes, and personality traits of a person.
Some firms believe that it helps them to judge the whether the person would be "retain-able".Initially such tests where used as an aid in treating people with personality problems.These days it aids in getting to know the person better.With research in Psychology growing and developing , so are the tools .
As an entrepreneur or a HR manger would you adopt Psychometric Testing to find that right person ?
2 responses
@DeepThought (433)
• South Africa
10 Jan 07
I think that psychometric tests are next to useless, since they try to narrow down a human being into a couple of categories... They were designed for diagnosing extreme psychological malfunctions, but I think that they are useless for anything else.
I think that they are a way for the HR department to feel that they can objectively evaluate a person.
