Highly respected human resources and psychometric testing company People Central has over 200 corporate clients in New Zealand, and has lately been awarded a Ministry of Social Development contract to help Hawkes Bay people facing redundancy, get into the office. People Central made an enormous impression on the Ministry in 2012, when 80% of their referrals (persons who were facing redundancy) were back in work in around 2 months.
At People Central psychometric testing is conducted by qualified professionals, with a background in human resources, and in close contact with the wants of business and clients. Business needing to take on a new staff member can lower the risk of making a poor recruitment call, by using pros like Folk Central to try the psychometric testing. Another common business use of psychometric testing is to recognize talent in the team. Within 24 hours of calling Folks Central they can arrange for tests for your candidates, if that be online or alternatively under supervised testing conditions. With Folk Central you should expect results the next day.
Of concern is that in NZ the psychometric testing industry is unregulated and is completely full of non-qualified pros and free online testing, which can lead to costly business mistakes. Unfortunately in New Zealand there are several well used psychometric products that are little better than horoscopes.
According to People Central, the best psychometric tests have more than 20 years of empirical research behind them, in other words they are not free. Another misinterpretation is that psychometric testing is for white collar positions, there is however really a reasonable range of products on the market specifically for every skill level, its just that if the institution offering the testing is not qualified then they may struggle to pick a test that is relevant to the job.
The final critical factor is ensuring that the test uses a New Zealand norm group, otherwise the results are likely to be misleading due to cultural differences, and this has been a major factor in great applicants missing the job, and a poor recruitment end result for business.
At People Central psychometric testing is conducted by qualified professionals, with a background in human resources, and in close contact with the wants of business and clients. Business needing to take on a new staff member can lower the risk of making a poor recruitment call, by using pros like Folk Central to try the psychometric testing. Another common business use of psychometric testing is to recognize talent in the team. Within 24 hours of calling Folks Central they can arrange for tests for your candidates, if that be online or alternatively under supervised testing conditions. With Folk Central you should expect results the next day.
Of concern is that in NZ the psychometric testing industry is unregulated and is completely full of non-qualified pros and free online testing, which can lead to costly business mistakes. Unfortunately in New Zealand there are several well used psychometric products that are little better than horoscopes.
According to People Central, the best psychometric tests have more than 20 years of empirical research behind them, in other words they are not free. Another misinterpretation is that psychometric testing is for white collar positions, there is however really a reasonable range of products on the market specifically for every skill level, its just that if the institution offering the testing is not qualified then they may struggle to pick a test that is relevant to the job.
The final critical factor is ensuring that the test uses a New Zealand norm group, otherwise the results are likely to be misleading due to cultural differences, and this has been a major factor in great applicants missing the job, and a poor recruitment end result for business.
About the Author:
Founded in 1999 by Steve Evans, People Central now has 16 staff located around the country and the company regularly partners up with companies for nationwide recruitment drives, team development, or to run multi-site redundancies. People Central also has associates around the globe, and is well versed in inducting staff from Australia, the UK and East Asia for NZ clients.
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