Job Skill Testing

Job skills testing can help you realize if a desk job is the perfect match for you.

Making the wrong hiring decision can be costly for both the employee and company. The company must spend time looking for a replacement and the employee search again for a job. Job skills testing can help avoid these mistakes.

Types

Job skill testing doesn't just measure the ability to perform a specific task, it also can measure the personality traits and interests a candidate has. Tests such as the Riley test measure these different areas.

Benefits

Job skill testing can help a candidate determine the type of career that his skills fit in with best. Testing can also help narrow down a job search for the candidate. An employer can use these tests as well to reduce the cost of interviewing candidates that are not a fit for the company.

Size

A job skills test could be as short as one question or include hundreds of questions. Each question might be unique or closely related to other questions previously answered. Sometimes they will be exact duplicates of previous questions. This technique checks the consistency and honesty of the applicant's answers.

References

• Riley Guide: Self-Assessment: The Riley Guide
• Sales Skills Testing: Preemployment Job Skill Testing Program