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Abhijeet S
Selection Testing
In this section let’ examine the selection test or the employment test that attempts to asses intelligence, abilities, personality trait, performance simulation tests including work sampling and the tests administered at assessment centres- followed by a discussion about the polygraph test, graphology and integrity test.
A test is a standardized, objective measure of a person’s behaviour, performance or attitude. It is standardised because the way the tests is carried out, the environment in which the test is administered and the way the individual scores are calculated- are uniformly applied.
It is objective in that it tries to measure individual differences in a scientific way giving very little room for individual bias and interpretation.
Over the years employment tests have not only gained importance but also a certain amount of inevitability in employment decisions. Since they try to objectively determine how well an applicant meets the job requirement, most companies do not hesitate to invest their time and money in selection testing in a big way. Some of the commonly used employment tests are:
• Intelligence tests
• Aptitude tests
• Personality tests
• Achievement tests
• Miscellaneous tests such as graphology, polygraphy and honesty tests.
In this section let’ examine the selection test or the employment test that attempts to asses intelligence, abilities, personality trait, performance simulation tests including work sampling and the tests administered at assessment centres- followed by a discussion about the polygraph test, graphology and integrity test.
A test is a standardized, objective measure of a person’s behaviour, performance or attitude. It is standardised because the way the tests is carried out, the environment in which the test is administered and the way the individual scores are calculated- are uniformly applied.
It is objective in that it tries to measure individual differences in a scientific way giving very little room for individual bias and interpretation.
Over the years employment tests have not only gained importance but also a certain amount of inevitability in employment decisions. Since they try to objectively determine how well an applicant meets the job requirement, most companies do not hesitate to invest their time and money in selection testing in a big way. Some of the commonly used employment tests are:
• Intelligence tests
• Aptitude tests
• Personality tests
• Achievement tests
• Miscellaneous tests such as graphology, polygraphy and honesty tests.