Psychometric Profiling
We are dedicated to supporting our clients Resourcing & Talent Management strategy with robust techniques and processes to ensure the best chance of hiring success.
The BlackCat Talent team are not only Associate CIPD Members (to level 7) but they also hold Occupational Testing – Ability (formally Level A) and Occupational Testing – Personality (formally Level B) accreditations in Psychometric Assessments. The first class training that our Talent team have acquired is verified by the British Psychological Society.
Resource, Recruit, Retain
Many of our clients enlist our guidance and support to create a resourcing, recruitment and selection strategy with the best predictive chance of finding a great hire!
In most cases, a traditional approach to recruitment will involve (at least) these three steps;
- Application Form / Submission of CV
- An interview
- Reference checks
These three methods are labelled ‘the classic trio’ by Mark Cook (2016). This is still the process favoured by most hiring organisations today. Therefore, it’s surprising to see where individual elements of ‘the classic trio’ rank on the predictive accuracy of selection methods meta-analytical study:
Why Psychometric Profiling?
Here at BlackCat, we believe that the use of Psychometric Testing (Ability & Personality) gives us and our clients a real edge in the race to identify exceptional talent.
With our accreditations in both Personality and Ability psychometric assessments, we work to understand where these methods of selection may be useful and increase the predictive accuracy of hiring success.
Why Psychometric Profiling?
Here at BlackCat, we believe that the use of Psychometric Testing (Ability & Personality) gives us and our clients a real edge in the race to identify exceptional talent.
With our accreditations in both Personality and Ability psychometric assessments, we work to understand where these methods of selection may be useful and increase the predictive accuracy of hiring success.
We offer the following Psychometric Assessments:
Personality Profiling
Our personality profiling measures 24 behavioural preferences across a wide variety of traits, styles and competencies. At a time when placing the strongest candidates into the right positions has never been more important, adding this step into your selection process will increase your chance of hiring the person who best fits your company culture and the demands of the role!
Not only will our registered test user talk you through the results and feedback for each candidate in the process, they will also have an invaluable session with each of the candidates that have taken the assessment, ensuring that the candidate experience for anyone applying for a role within your organisation is second to none!
Our personality profiling sessions can also be conducted for growth and development of existing team members, in line with your existing Personal Development Plans.
Aptitude Testing
We work with our customers to offer Aptitude / Ability testing as part of a robust selection process, where required. Understanding if a candidate has the ability to cope with the intellectual challenges that a new role may present is important. An aptitude test is a great predictor of a candidate’s immediate performance and future potential.
Whether in a larger assessment centre or as a part of an individual recruitment and selection process, Aptitude testing is still a popular and highly effective method of predicting the capability of an individual in the role that they are applying to perform.
We offer the following Aptitude Tests:
Managerial & Professional: Numerical Reasoning / Verbal Reasoning
Supervisory & Team Leader: Numerical Reasoning / Verbal Reasoning
Clerical & Admin: Word Usage / Computation / Proof Checking / Cross Checking
Operative: Following Instructions / Using Numbers / Mechanical Understanding
Specialist: Spatial Awareness / Inductive Reasoning / Deductive Reasoning
If our experience in the world of Resourcing & Talent Management has taught us anything, it is that a one-size-fits-all approach does not work when looking for your next great hire.
Our approach is, and always will be, to consult with our customers and use one of the many tools that we are qualified to use, to build the most robust selection process with the best predictive chance of hiring success!