Psychometric Testing and Neurodiversity – New Guidance and Best Practice from the BPS
Psychometric testing has become a cornerstone of modern selection, assessment, and development processes in occupational, educational, and forensic contexts. These tools offer unparalleled insights into individual abilities, aptitudes, and personalities, helping organizations and institutions make informed decisions. However, as our understanding of neurodiversity evolves, it’s become increasingly clear that traditional testing methods often fail to […]
Workplace Incivility and its Effects on Employee Well-being
By Dr Paolo Yaranon In busy workplaces, camaraderie, dignity, and respect are work features every employee hopes to achieve and experience. In a survey conducted among twenty thousand employees worldwide, showing respect was critical for employees (Porath et al., 2015). The findings also suggested that courtesy bears positive organisational outcomes. For example, emplyees who are […]
HR Psychometric Testing – Top 5 Uses
Many of our clients work in or closely with their company’s human resources functions. Some of the more challenging aspects of their roles include attracting candidates, making accurate hiring decisions, determining needs and processes for talent growth, and identifying future leaders for the organisation. Precise measurement of employee skills, attributes, and know-how is important within […]
Psychometric Testing – Six Secrets to Success
Successful psychometric testing can mean different things to the test-taker and to the administrator. If you’re completing an ability or aptitude test, the goal may be to achieve results that will pass a cut-off point, or allow progression to the next level in a recruitment campaign. As a test administrator, you may consider testing as […]
Psychometric Testing & Assessment – 5 Ways to Keep Up Your Skills, Even During Downtime
How to Maintain and Fine-Tune Your Psychometric Testing & Assessment Skills The Selection by Design team has the pleasure of training hundreds of persons in psychometric testing each year. Some trainees start working with tests or incorporate their new psychometric testing skills in their current roles right away. Others may not have the opportunity to […]
Psychometric Testing: How to Put Your Training into Practice
You’ve done all of the hard work to become an accredited psychometric testing practitioner. You have your BPS Test User qualifications in hand, or at least can locate them in a filing box or proudly hanging on the office wall. Now what? A vast amount of knowledge and skills are acquired through Selection by Design’s […]