Pre-assessment Tests Gaining Currency in the Hiring Process, Finds a Wisdomjobs.com Survey

/ -- The survey by Wisdom Jobs looks at reasons why companies use pre-assessments in their hiring process and areas where they are efficacious in assessing job applicants
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Ajay Kolla, Founder & CEO, Wisdomjobs.com, said, "Pre-assessments are useful in making selection decisions by objectively analyzing candidates' decision-making and problem-solving abilities, not only for hiring at the fresher level but also in executive hiring. A key advantage they bring is their ability to prevent hiring decision-makers from being influenced by the candidate's personality or background."
Reasons for using pre-assessments; Source: Wisdom Jobs
Over 60% of companies said that avoiding a bad hire is the biggest reason for using pre-assessments; 30% cited an increase in retention, and 10% felt it increases productivity. 20% of the companies have seen an increase in the average tenure of their hires after implementing pre-assessments. Hiring areas where pre-assessments are used; Source: Wisdom Jobs

45% of recruiters and companies said they use pre-assessments to measure core skills, aptitude and communication skills of candidates. Pre-assessments are used by nearly 40% of them for entry-level roles; by 25% of them for mid-level roles, and around 15% for senior level roles. 55% of the companies said that they are used only to test candidate aptitude and quantitative skills; 30% use it to test communication skills, while around 15% use them to test core skills exclusively. Nearly 45% of companies still use paper-based assessments, while 30% use online pre-assessments. 25% of companies said that they do not specifically evaluate the ROI of pre-assessment-based hiring while nearly 40% said are yet to conduct such evaluations. About Wisdomjobs.com: