Aspire to picture perfect performance

hy-phen, a division of Spring Group plc (www.spring.com), one of the UKís leading providers of workforce management solutions, has today announced the launch of Aspire, a unique web-based psychometric assessment tool. Aspire offers users the most significant advance in cognitive profiling for a generation by providing a graphical interface that is language independent. For the first time, human resource professionals can measure quickly, objectively and accurately key candidatesí abilities using visually appealing, game-like tasks over the Internet. The test taker is asked to solve a series of pictorial problems that involve no language and therefore work trans-nationally and cross-culturally, with only the initial instructions requiring translation.

Aside from the recruitment process, Aspire can be used for the assessment of existing employees for training and promotion purposes. The testing criteria measure information processing capacity, ability to form strategy, mental flexibility, learning ability, planning accuracy and planning speed. Each measurement characteristic can be adjusted allowing the assessor to define a required and bespoke cognitive fingerprint, enabling Aspire to filter out unsuitable candidates.

Customers already benefiting from the Aspire solution include Lafarge Roofing. ìAs an international business, the Aspire psychometric assessment tool offered our organisation the exact characteristics to conduct tests across different frontiers. The language-independent testing methodology has enabled us to work towards standardising our recruitment/development processes throughout the company. Additionally, the ability to adapt the assessment criteria to fit our individual requirements, has created a powerful tool that will filter candidates to deliver high performers for specific roles,î said Barry Topping, Organisation and Management Development for Lafarge Roofing.

Delivered via the Internet (https://aspire.spring.com), Aspire provides 24 hour instantaneous secure access, allowing users to be billed on a per use or subscription basis. Analysis and interpretation of results are automated, so require no psychometric nor test administration qualification.

For further information about Aspire please contact Katrina Hale at Katrina.hale@hyphen.com or call 0207 300 9089.