How to Introduce Pre Employment Testing (Psychometric Testing) To Job Applicants

Here's a question for you. How do you introduceafterward."
the concept of pre employment testing to jobThere are several reasons for having this
applicants as part of your employee selectionconversation. First, you want to let applicants
process?know that there are a variety of factors you
Ideally, the conversation should go something likeconsider and that the results of their pre
this:employment tests (psychometric tests) are not
"Thanks for applying for a job here at ABCthe sole reason for hire/no hire decisions.
company. To match the best applicants with ourSecond, you want them to know that you are
available positions in a way that is fair, consistentgoing to be thorough and will verify the
and non-discriminatory, we have put together ainformation they provide to you. High risk
rather thorough selection process. It includes thecandidates may remove themselves from
review of your application, skills, experience,consideration immediately and save you countless
resume, as well as the results of interviews,hours of work and unnecessary expense. Others
assessment surveys, background checks andoften admit things about themselves that they
drug tests.might not have shared otherwise.
We consider a variety of factors including theFinally, it's a good idea for applicants to know that
quality of the other applicants. We know thatyou have a consistent and fair process that
nobody is perfect and we don't expect you to be.everybody goes through. When your employment
However, we do expect that the information youselection process is explained, it helps applicants
provide us with will be accurate and truthful.feel like they got a "fair shake" and were treated
As part of our verification efforts, if we discoverwell by your organization.
otherwise, we may deny or rescind a job offer