Psychometric Assessments

What are Psychometrics?

Psychometrics help to assess job fit. Employers use them to understand if you will meet the requirements of the job on offer or not. If you get comfortable with them, not only will you do better in selection processes, but you can also use them to manage your career proactively.

There are two main types of psychometrics - 'Performance' and 'Preference'.

Performance tests are designed to determine a candidate's level of reasoning skill across three main areas - verbal, numerical and spatial. They are used when the job role requires significant skills with words, numbers or longer term thinking. The good news about these tests is that you can practice them. 'Kogan Page' allows you to practice performance tests for free

Preference tests have no right or wrong answers and are better referred to as assessments. They determine your own perspective of your Personality, Interests or Work Motivators. The output is in the form of individual preferences on personality trait or work interest scales. Employers use these to identify if you will fit the job role they have on offer both personality and interest-wise. A good fit means that you'll like the job and do well at it.

Completing Preference assessments can provide extremely useful information in terms of career direction. If you are an outgoing, extraverted person, you will need a lively, group environment to work in. Likewise, intuitive people will require more future orientated work roles with a strategic element. The output of these assessments can also suggest 'best fit' work roles for you, actual job titles, where you'd be best satisfied and therefore likely to perform well. They can also identify 'blind spots' where you may need to put some energy into developing if you're to further your career.

Many of our assessments can be conducted from the comfort of your own desk at a time that suits you.

To get more information on the Psychometric tests available or to order them, please contact Karen Gray on 05786 36622 or 086 171 2051 or email her at kgray@careervision.ie
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