Dont Interview Strangers

HOW much do you really know about the interviewee whoís just walked through the door? OK, so youíve got their CV, but what are they REALLY like?

Will your candidate really make that sale? Do they really enjoy administration tasks? Will they really fit in with your office culture?

You donít want to hire someone and then realise one month later, their personality does not fit and have to go through the whole process (and expense) of recruiting again.

This is where online psychometric testing centre, ClickATest.co.uk believes it can help.

ClickATest CEO, Yngve Traberg said: ìPsychometric tests can be used to highlight areas for greater investigation during the interview. You can specifically question the candidate about the areas where the test has shown results that give you concern.

ìThese tests arenít designed to be used alone when choosing an employee, but when considered alongside factors such as the candidateís experience, education, plus first impressions and gut instinct from an interview, it can prove to be very useful for giving you a fuller picture.î

ClickATest provides quick and easy tests to help ensure the recruitment of suitable candidates.

With 24 simple questions where the candidate is asked to look at a series of words and determine which least and most applies to them, the test takes just 10 minutes to complete.

Once done, the results are analysed to produce a personality profile that measures how you see yourself and how others see you.

ClickATest can provide up to 10 full work-themed reports, each one offering a unique insight into the behavioural patterns of potential employees.

The idea behind the tests is to uncover those qualities not shown on a CV such as ability, thinking patterns, limitations, persuasion and potential, and a host of other factors.

By getting the candidate to sit the test first, the results can be used to structure the interview.