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Psycho Metric Tests

Psychometric tests objectively measure mental abilities and personality traits to provide insights into an individual. They are commonly used in recruitment to assess attributes like intelligence, aptitude, and the Big Five personality dimensions. Employers can use psychometric test results to evaluate how well a candidate can handle job demands and stress. Standard tests include measures of verbal ability, numerical ability, abstract reasoning, spatial reasoning, and mechanical reasoning. Fortune 500 companies and 70% of the UK's Top 100 firms use psychometric testing.

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Psycho Metric Tests

Psychometric tests objectively measure mental abilities and personality traits to provide insights into an individual. They are commonly used in recruitment to assess attributes like intelligence, aptitude, and the Big Five personality dimensions. Employers can use psychometric test results to evaluate how well a candidate can handle job demands and stress. Standard tests include measures of verbal ability, numerical ability, abstract reasoning, spatial reasoning, and mechanical reasoning. Fortune 500 companies and 70% of the UK's Top 100 firms use psychometric testing.

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By

Rohan Deshmukh,
09MBMA30
 Psychometric is formed by Greek words
MENTAL and MEASUREMENT.
 Psychometric tests attempts to objectively
measure aspects of mental ability.
 Effective way to gain insight into a person’s
personality and psychological thinking.
 Extensively used in recruitment process.
 Aims to measure attributes like intelligence,
aptitude and personality.

 Gives the employer an insight on how well the


employee can handle stress, cope with
intellectual demands of the job.
Personality and Aptitude and Ability
Interest tests test
 Ability tests measure your ability to perform or
carry out different tasks.

 Personality tests measure the way of doing


things , specifically the way one interacts with
his/her environment.
 Verbal ability, Numerical ability, Abstract
reasoning, Spatial reasoning, Mechanical
reasoning are the standard tests used for it.

 80% of Fortune 500 companies and 70% of


Times Top 100 use this.
 Personality plays a very major role in this type
of test.
 Personality can be measured by measuring
personality traits.
 BIG 5.
Extraversion Friendliness,
Gregariousness,Assertiveness,Activit
y levels, Excitement
seeking,Cheerfulness
Agreeableness Trust,Morality, Altruism,
Cooperation, Modesty, Sympathy

Conscientiousness Self-efficacy,
Orderliness,Dutifulness,Achievement
striving, Self-discipline, Cautiousness
Neuroticism Anxiety, Anger, Depression, Self-
consciousness, Immoderation,
Vulnerability
Openness to experience Imagination, Artistic
interest,Emotionality,
Adventurousness,Intellect and
Liberalism
 Increased Regulation and Legislation.
 Test results are more useful now than earlier.
 Decrease in testing costs.
 More formal HR policies.
 Loss of confidence in academic qualification.
 Screening large number of candidates.

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