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Describe the different forms of Psychometric tests commonly used by employers to assist in employee selection and comment on the advantages and disadvantages of their use.
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Charlie Hanson-0402968 Business Administration Year 1 Behavioral Science- BS 1525 Harry Barton Describe the different forms of Psychometric tests commonly used by employers to assist in employee selection and comment on the advantages and disadvantages of their use. Since the beginning of civilization, employers have testing prospective workers in order to select suitable candidates. Original tests would have been a rigidly controlled standardized system of examinations. However in 1883 Galton produced the first psychometric tests to measure intellect, and his developed form of analysis still form the basis of present day psychometrics. An increasing number of employers now use psychometric tests as part of their selection process. The tests are of two main kinds, personality tests and aptitude tests. Personality tests are designed to measure personality traits that may have an effect on your performance at work whereas aptitude tests measure abilities such as verbal or numerical reasoning skills. With terms to employee selection, these...
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