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Psychometric Assessments

For measuring persons’ mental capabilities and behaviour, the standard and scientific method of
psychometric tests is often used. These tests help to assess soft skills by describing how people

communicate or listen as well as their level of empathy.

They enable you to assess the cognitive capabilities, behaviour, mental aptitude as well as
analytical and pedagogic skills essential for any role of a person. This method could be

particularly useful in finding hidden traits of a person that are often missed during an interview.
In general, there are two main types of psychometric tests:

personality tests and aptitude tests. Personality tests explore the persons’ interests, motivations
and values and can analyse how the character fits with a specific role and organisation. Compared

to that, aptitude tests assess the cognitive ability of a person. With the help of aptitude tests, you

can find out whether a person has got the right skillset for a job. These tests are usually carried out
under exam conditions and the person has to achieve a certain score to pass the test.

Psychometric tests are often used as pre-employment tests. They can be classified as relatively
valid and reliable and are one of the best and most effective ways to identify soft skills.

Multiple choice and open-ended questions are used for identifying the persons’ skills.
Psychometric tests can help to learn more about a persons’ personality, cognitive ability as well as

motivation and values.

These tests often do not just test the personality, but also the numerical, verbal, logical and
situational skills of a person, like the tool of Testcandidates.com.

Most of the psychometric testing is completed online, though some paper questionnaires remain.

Most tests are timed, but some can be completed in multiple sittings.

Source: The Training Manual for Professional Qualification Consultants, VALITS 2.0, 2022

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