Testing of some description is now used by over 80% of employers in the UK (CIPD, Recruitment and Retention Survey, 2007) with psychometric profiling now being used by 56% of employers and ability tests by 72%.  

With an average cost of hire being £7,750, taking into consideration associated labour turnover costs (but without lost opportunity cost), it is imperative that you make the right hiring decisions.  Put simply, testing of candidates prior to selection has proven to increase on the job effectiveness and can help to lower staff attrition (Hunter, J.E., Hunter, R.F. (1984), "Validity and utility of alternative predictors of job performance", Psychological Bulletin, Vol. 96 pp.72-98)

Whilst widely used for recruitment selection our suite of tools can also be used for

Management Selection - Our tools can be powerfully used for ensuring your staff have the right skills and aptitudes to succeed in your management team (We recommend psychometric testing, Emotional Intelligence and IQ Testing)

Learning and Development - Our skills, ability and aptitude tests can be used to understand the skill levels of new recruits or your existing staff so that training an development can be tailored accordingly (We recommend psychometric testing,Skills Testing)

Skills Assessment - In a 2008 Survey conducted by The Risk Advisory Group, some 50% of all of the 3800 CV’s audited had irregularities - an increase of ten per cent over the last year.   Our skills tests will therefore ensure that your candidates have the skills needed to succeed.  In addition they can be a cost effective way to understand the limitations of your existing staff and can be used for learning and development needs (We recommend psychometric testing and Skills Testing)

Employee Retention - Our tools can be used to assess current skill and attitude levels.  With over half of employers struggling to hire (CIPD, 2007) many companies are now using personality and psychometric  tools to retain their current work force.  (We recommend psychometric testing,Skills Testing and Emotional Intelligence and IQ Testing)

Team Building - Building teams based upon different personality ‘types’ has proven to provide balance in a team and draw upon the strengths of all team members for greater effectiveness (We recommend psychometric testing and Emotional Intelligence and IQ Testing)

All of the tests used by Aaron Wallis Skills Testing are provided by major test providers and are audited to ensure that the tests are valid, reliable, culture-free and tested on diverse ‘norm groups’ (average standard of achievement on particular socioeconomic groups).  For more information and a quotation call 01908 764280 or visit our purchase pages
 

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Testing has proven to help you make the right hiring decisions and is now used more widely than not.  

Testing can also be immensely valuable for evaluating your existing staff for staff development, management selection, team building and most importantly, staff retention.