Companies extending pre-assessment tests to middle and senior levels

Companies are extending pre-assessment tests to middle and senior levels, reveals a survey by Wisdomjobs.com. Candidate pre-assessment tests are used to screen applicants and include testing of cognitive abilities, knowledge, work skills, physical and motor abilities, personality, emotional intelligence, language proficiency, and even integrity. The survey, covering 130 companies across IT, ITeS, e-commerce, retail, manufacturing and engineering sectors in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Chennai, reveals 42 per cent of respondents said they use the tests for entry level roles while 30 per cent use them for middle management roles and 15 per cent for senior roles. Ajay Kolla, founder and CEO, Wisdomjobs.com, said, “While assessments have long been used as a filtering or elimination tool for hiring at the fresher level, they are now also playing a role in executive hiring. Large organisations and start-ups alike are basing their hiring decisions on assessments that measure skills, behaviours, motivation, attitudes, etc.”