IKMís employment tests improve the candidate placement success for is clients

IKM, a provider of web-based employee and candidate knowledge measurement solutions and services, today announced the success its employment assessments have achieved with its client base.

Used for pre-hire testing, pre- and post-training testing, certification, benchmarking, skill gap analysis and workforce planning, IKM reports dramatic results achieved in three key areas of candidate testing.

Firstly, the ablity to combat CV fraud. Published statistics on CV fraud range from 11% through to 67% and vary from slight enhancements to outright lies. Most popular inaccuracies on CVís include an exaggeration of experience and employment duration, certifications and course qualifications, and remuneration. a

It is estimated that 21% of candidates in the industrial, banking, public sector and finance industries engage in CV fraud. b Approximately 25% of companies rescind a job offer because of CV fraud, with 23% of employers sacking staff after discovering discrepancies in information provided during the selection process. c

Inappropriately placing a candidate is a costly affair that can be easily avoided. Affinity IT, a leading IT resource company and client of IKM, has successfully incorporated knowledge testing to validate CV claims and improve the candidate selection process.

ìUsing IKMís assessments, Affinity IT has completely eradicated CV fraud as a cause for poor candidate placements,î said Julie Bow, General Manager, Affinity IT.

Secondly, the ability to align the correct remuneration to the skill sets of the candidates. With IKMís detailed assessment results, you can gain the exact insight into a candidateís strengths, weaknesses and proficiencies at sub-skill or job-task level. Providing raw scores and percentiles that allow global comparison to the test-taking population, you can more accurately match an individualís skill set to the appropriate level of remuneration.

ìToo many organizations overpay for certain skills, and underpaying for others. Both are undesirable situations. Through the incorporation of IKMís assessments into the recruitment process, Affinity IT has prevented its clients from overpaying new candidates in as many as 27% of casesî, said Bow.

And thirdly, the ability to shorten the recruitment cycle. Through the incorporation of short assessments to filter unsuitable candidates, and more detailed follow up assessments for worthy candidates, IKM has significantly reduced the recruitment cycle for its clients.

ìAlthough the recruitment process is important to establish the right fit for the job, it is also very time consuming. Using IKMís recruitment tools and assessments, we have fast tracked the recruitment cycle by up to 32%, as well as improved the candidate placement outcome,î said Bow.

ìIKM delivers tangible benefits to its clients that positively impact the bottom line. We are delighted that our clients like Affinity IT are enjoying these results, and we will continue to work in partnership with them as we extend our candidate and employee solutions for their enterpriseî, said Ken Strauss, COO, IKM.

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