Big corporate companies including banks and building societies have introduced psychometric tests into there Hiring procedures. Psychometric tests claim they can define your personality type to see if you are suitable for a position available. Some organisations wont even give you an interview if you score on the test in a certain way.
Human resource departments have invested thousands of pounds into a technique that has little or no value at all. The reason they have little value is because they don't take into consideration the simple lateral conclusion of variables. There is simply to many to measure. Lets take a look inside the box for moment. These tests can be designed by anyone, each question can be tailored to the job type, which straight away narrows the opportunity for the employer.
The outcome can be measured on a scale of the person who designed the test, came to a conclusion based on a average. Therefore decides on categorised rules, which is based on one persons personal preference.
A personal preference is always a singularity of many possibilities.
Peoples state of mind can change several times a day depending on what mood they are in.
what people think is not how they act in a professional environment.
Humans react and are able to mould to unfamiliar environment and procedures.
Minds work differently, a left handed person will use both sides of their brain before answering, a right handed person will only use one. The out come can be totally different.
We tend to answer psychological questions based on life experience, a teenager will answer a test totally different to a much older person.
Even a top performing employee who has been doing a particular job role for over a year. Can take a test designed for that position and still fail the personality category desired. FACT!
Psychometric tests rule out a simple connection of human behaviour. The ability to learn.
If employers are prepared to use a tool of insignificance on possible employees. Maybe they are telling you! the candidate, that they have become lazy, haven't or don't want to spend the money on training you, They have weak management or work ethics, the company has so much red tape in each department, you will be waiting a long time for any type of career break.
It might be the fact the company have been bought by a very good sales representative on the hard sell, offering these test as a solution to employment turn over.
What ever it is the logic doesn't add up.
So next time you are asked to complete a psychometric test for a particular job role. Remember to try and answer the questions to suit that job type. To answer the questions honestly will only bring you a closed door.
