If you’re on the job market or have been recently, you might have received a pre-employment assessment test. One posting I found ask applicants to complete a two-parter, with both a “cognitive” and a ...

Employers are likely to be more effective at hiring and retention when they customize pre-employment assessments to reflect job realities and company culture and use multiple assessments to evaluate ...

In order to gain a competitive advantage, organizations are beginning to embrace a scientific, data-driven approach to hiring and developing their workforces. According to LinkedIn's eBook "Data ...

Editor's note: Posts published on From the Workplace are written by outside contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of SHRM. Organizations are increasingly using ...

Personality assessment for job placement makes more sense than tests used by specific employers in hiring decisions. A placement agency uses the test as a way to figure out what types of jobs offer ...

More and more employers are administering job assessment questionnaires for potential applicants, thanks to the availability of digital testing tools. These tests measure not only your technical ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Elizabeth Pearson covers career trends and women in business. If you haven’t been asked to take a lengthy assessment test prior to ...

Staffing firms are in business to help clients fill essential job roles. However, this has become increasingly difficult due to an unprecedented global talent shortage. According to a Gartner survey, ...

Employers gauge a job candidate's ability to work and learn in an establishment through pre-employment assessments. To make a sound decision in the hiring process, companies should understand how to ...

Cassie Alfheim, Kristen Pryor, M.S. BLOG OVERVIEW: In EEOC v. Psychological Dimensions, LLC, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued administrative subpoenas to a third-party ...

I've always been fascinated by the intricate dance between job applicants and employers. We all know the game: candidates want to present the best possible version of themselves, while companies want ...