The Procedures Of Pre-Employment Testing

By Bonnie Contreras


The integrity or honesty of persons can be examined by business owners through pre-employment testing. Business owners can distribute selected checks within the range of back-ground checks that're used to evaluate and record the abilities of employees within an acceptable range of sincerity. The honesty tests are carried out to examine whether the integrity of the prospective candidate is ideal in relation to robbery and counterproductive habits.

An employer can use these tests to help him make a decision regarding which candidate to hire for the available position. If the person is shown to have been involved in robbery or if the person has been counterproductive in some way, the test will have a lower score. Tests like Personnel Reaction Blank, the Stanton Survey and the Reid Report can then determine how likely the undesirable activity is to reoccur.

Honesty testing for job selection became very popular in the 1980's. Human Resources staff found honesty tests were advantageous over polygraph checks. Polygraph checks were no longer permitted for the checking of potential employees as a result of the Worker Polygraph Protection Act, 1988.

There are two different types of tests used to pinpoint an individual's honesty and integrity. They are referred to as personality-based and overt assessments. The first is a character check, while the second is to determine the measure of habits involving robbery and other counterproductive activities.

The assessments can be set up in different ways in order to achieve a desirable outcome. The various tests available also differ in their effectiveness. It is important to note as well, that no test is without shortfalls, and some human intelligence is required when evaluating the final results. It should be made certain that no adverse effects are caused, and the test should be genuine if it is to be used in the court of law.

These types of assessments are very useful to someone who needs to hire staff for their business. They will be able to find out more information about the prospective, and will find out if the person will be worth the money he or she plans to spend. A company may need to offer funding for a new employee's training and licenses, etc. And needs to know that the person will be worthwhile the expense.

The tests help the boss ensure that the aspirant is good enough to carry out the tasks of the work. For example, you wouldn't like Forrest Gump working a nuclear reactor. They have to ensure the aspirant is literally effective in performing the work. For instance, someone with a physical disability may not be able to be a good and safe firefighter.

Some things that pre-employment testing could show may include if the candidate can physically climb or run, and if the person can speak English well. There will also be many other things the test results will reveal. The tests are not only beneficial for employers, but also for employees. Employees will also find out if they are able to do the work, and if their time and effort will be rewarded.




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