Psychometric Testing And Your Career Success

The hitch in the current Kenyan job market is due to the fact job candidates do not know what they are capable of. Are you the candidate who never seems to blend in with the office environment? Have you been working too long without a promotion and you are left wondering whether you are in the right career?

Are you an employer with a high staff turnover rate? Do your employees seem to be doing nothing at all yet you have invested resources to train them?

If you have answered yes to either or all of the above questions there is trouble brewing in your pot. You risk being fired, poor performance, no salary raise, being in the wrong career and in the case of the employer, incurring millions of shillings in losses.

To avoid this you need psychometric testing. It is the solution to understanding if you have the right skills and experience, required enthusiasm for your career and if you are in the right career.

Employers gain the following by administering psychometric tests to employees: increased employee retention, increased performance and increased employee engagement. Hiring costs, poor performance, absenteeism, and employee turnover are greatly reduced because you fully understand the strengths and weaknesses of your employees.

It guides you in selecting top performing candidates for specific jobs. For a complex project you need to handle, psychometric testing ensures that a project is assigned to employees with the precise capability. In return you enjoy complete and successful projects in the set time.

As opposed to using three months to test if an employee is the right fit for the job, psychometric testing does this in less than 12 hours. Not only is this fair, but it saves a lot of resources and time: both for you and the candidate.

Job seekers and employees can also benefit from psychometric testing in the following ways:

You understand your personality and in the long run, yourself. For example, being in the customer service industry needs a people-person and undergoing a psychometric test proves whether you are approachable enough to thrive or fail in this industry.

Top notch job performance is crucial when it comes to salary increment and promotions. According to a research by Hunter & Hunter Cognitive ability psychometric tests predict job performance 14 times more than the average interview. They also explain to the employer your ability to be trained successfully, absorb job knowledge quickly and level of task performance that you have.

You get to know your weaknesses and work on them. Take a case of an accountant who has a problem in analyzing input costs. A numerical psychometric test reveals why this happens and from the results, the accountant is able to make improvements.

Psychometric testing helps you find a job you love. The kind of job that you wake up feeling excited about and leaves you happy at the end of the day. Your abilities and personality are analyzed in alignment with the demands of a particular job. A test reveals if you can handle pressure or not, so when looking for jobs you will be better placed for those with minimal or no pressure.

Save money and time while making a worthwhile investment in your personal development and career.

Contact  esther@corporatestaffing.co.ke for test administration.