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Recruiters: Use Cognitive Aptitude Tests to Expand Your Candidate Pipeline

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s article is brought to you by our friends at Criteria Corp , a leading provider of pre-employment testing services. In the latest Manpower Group Talent Shortage Survey, more that 40 percent of global employers reported facing talent shortages. Enjoy the article!)

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The Top 7 Free Career Aptitude Tests

Professional Alternatives

A free career aptitude test is also known as a career assessment tool that asks some specific questions usually about a user’s personality traits then offers recommendations for their career path, based on their answers. Here are some career aptitude tests that will assist you in finding your ideal career path.

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How Assessments Create Successful Manufacturing Hires

TalentCulture

A pre-employment test can accurately evaluate aptitude and personality, to assess a candidate’s real potential. The good news is that there are tests to do the heavy lifting. Aptitude: The Key Differentiator. The key is to recruit for aptitude as well as skill.

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Get the most out of pre-employment assessment tests

Business Management Daily

That’s why many employers are searching beyond the standard resume review and interview and incorporating pre-employment tests in hopes of improving hiring decision-making. Pre-employment assessment tests are becoming an increasingly common part of the job application or interview process.

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We Are Young: Tactics for Hiring Junior Developers

Speaker: Katrina Kibben, Founder and Principal Consultant of Three Ears Media, and Katherine Linchey, Relationship Manager at Codility

Historically, recruiters have avoided recent grads and junior talent because they didn’t have the tools or tactics to measure a candidate on aptitude or even know where to find them in the first place outside of college job fairs. Tactics to identify aptitude to grow as well as hiring for current ability. You'll learn.:

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Top Cognitive Assessment Tools

TalenX

Cognitive assessment tools is a way to ensure that the candidate selected is best suited for the role. A series of assessments are called cognitive assessment tests that are used to identify high potential employees. Here are some of the best cognitive assessment tools that you can adopt into your organization.

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Why General Tests Deliver Better Hiring Results Than Specific Skills Tests

Criteria Corp

As a pre-employment testing provider, we offer both general aptitude and personality tests, as well as micro-skills tests such as typing tests and computer skills assessments. For many companies, using general aptitude tests to help inform their selection decisions is, pardon the pun, a no-brainer.

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Engage Your Employees Through a Culture of Creativity

Speaker: Peter Merrill, President, Quest Management Inc.

Peter Merrill will show you how to assess your own innovative aptitude and how you can contribute to the innovation process. However, encouraging employees to be more creative will not only provide a better employee experience, but also increase their engagement and their contribution of new ideas. President at Quest Management Inc.