New PreVisor Benchmark Assessment for Graduates

PreVisor, the global leader in employment assessments and selection solutions that connect hiring decisions to business results, announced the release of the Global Cognitive Index (GCI)-Graduate, a new breed of unproctored cognitive assessment designed to measure verbal, numerical and abstract reasoning in graduate candidates.

Created to address the need of organisations to evaluate the large population of graduate applicants entering todayís workforce, the GCI-Graduate provides employers with a standardised instrument for identifying individuals who have the necessary intellectual ability and potential to succeed in the workplace regardless of background or degree.

ìWe found more organisations requesting a solution to their pre-employment screening that could be administered quickly, easily and cost effectively across industries. The new adaptive format can take less time than other item bank technology tests and provides enough meaningful data to classify new graduates who do not have long work histories to measure performance,î explained Jeremy Pemberton-Pigott, Managing Director of PreVisor, UK, Ltd.

The GCI-Graduate is made up of three assessments which measure key intellectual abilities. Each assessment component covers a range of subject matter that is relevant to todayís workplace and may be used individually or in any combination:

Verbal Reasoning – Provides an indication of the way a person will perform when working with complex information such as reports, correspondence, and research findings.

Numerical Reasoning – Shows how a person will perform when working with numbers, tables, graphs, and other data found in the workplace.

Abstract Reasoning – Sometimes referred to as logical reasoning or fluid intelligence, gives a picture of an individualís ability to identify patterns and trends, recognise underlying relationships among concepts, and solve problems.

The GCI-Graduate is powered by PreVisorís PreViewTM Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) Technology which is a method for administering tests that adapts to the candidateís ability level. It is one of the most accurate and secure methods of measuring skills and job readiness. Because the PreView technology tailors each test to specific applicant ability levels, applicants receive varying items or item sets, greatly improving security.

Pemberton-Pigott says, ìGraduate recruiters have been using the same ability tests in their past graduate campaigns for some years and are concerned about their security. The new GCI provides a scientific and robust choice that will reduce these concerns. PreVisorís online assessment platform has been integrated with nearly 20 of the worldís leading recruitment applicant tracking systems (ATS). Switching to PreVisorís tests with better security is simple and has never been easier.î

For more information on the Global Cognitive Index-Graduate, call 44 (0)1344-742-813

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