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