Assessments for Hiring
Predicting Performance isn't easy.
We've simplified it with science.
PCI’s assessments for hiring give you highly predictive data, quickly, and at a price that doesn’t break the bank. All assessments are conducted remotely. So, that means your candidates spend less time and you spend less money. Additionally, we’ll customize a menu of assessment options based on your jobs, your budgets, and your preferences. Click to see a sample menu of options.
Process Overview: Assessments for Hiring
Candidates complete online psychometric tools that measure cognitive abilities relevant to the role, and the Five Factor Model (FFM) of personality. We add other tools for leaders.
Our psychologists conduct phone interviews and give candidates feedback on the online assessment results. However, we offer assessment options that don’t have an interview.
Our psychologists review the data, assign ratings, and provide interview questions so you can dig deeper into potential gaps. Most options include a custom-written report.
Why We Use Psychometric Tests
- Pre-hire experience and education are weak predictors of job performance. They have very small to small correlations with Overall Performance, Organizational Citizenship Behaviors (OCBs), and Counterproductive Work Behaviors (CWBs).
- Psychometric tests are strong predictors of job performance. Psychometrically sound personality surveys and cognitive ability tests have strong correlations with performance, OCBs, and CWBs.
Most organizations have relied heavily on education and experience to screen out applicants. Fortunately, word is getting out that this approach doesn’t work. Additionally, using these criteria as gates can perpetuate systemic biases that exclude people unfairly who may be able to do the job well and support your culture.
Improve Hiring Metrics with Efficient Assessments
When selecting a hiring assessment partner, Quality of Hire is just one decision criterion. We understand that other metrics influence your decision.
Time to Fill
We help you hire faster by:
- Contacting candidates within 1 hour of receiving the request, often quicker.
- Online testing options ranging from 60-mintues to 2.5 hours max.
- Offering evening and weekend interviews for busy candidates.
- Industry-leading report turnaround – same day, 1-day, and 2 days max
Cost Per Hire
We help you spend less by:
- Creating a customized menu of pre-employment assessment options at different price points.
- Conducting all assessments remotely, so no travel costs. This also helps reduce time to fill!
- Providing services at no extra charge: intake calls, debriefs, training, tracking metrics, & group-level analyses.
How's your hiring process flowing?
Placement of candidate evaluation methods has a huge impact on just about every hiring metric you can imagine. Thus, it is best practice to track and monitor these variables at each step in the hiring process: (1) direct costs, (2) administrative and hiring team time, (3) candidate time, and (4) progression rates. In addition, you should look for bottlenecks in between steps, and think creatively about how to eliminate them.
Adding Value Beyond the Hiring Decision
A key differentiator of our assessments for hiring is the utility at several stages of the employee lifecycle. While it is obviously used in recruiting, the value of the process doesn’t stop once the hiring decision has been made.
Onboard and Develop New Hires Faster
Hiring Reports Include:
- Strengths to leverage to give the person quick successes.
- Motivators and preferences that help to tailor the experience and engage the new hire.
- How to address gaps, mitigate risks, and compensate for limitations.
Tell us who you hired. We’ll write a Developmental Report using the data from the hiring assessment.
- We write a report for the new hire summarizing the results and providing suggestions for how to address their opportunities.
- Our research shows that 80% of people who received a PCI Developmental Report found it accurate, insightful, and useful in creating and implementing a developmental action plan.
Start Hiring Better
For a complimentary evaluation of your hiring process and talent acquisition assessments, contact Deborah Bell, Vice President of Consulting, at [email protected]. Or, ask a question using our contact form.
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