Highly regarded human resources and psychometric testing company People Central has over 200 corporate clients in New Zealand, and has just been awarded a Ministry of Social Development contract to help Hawkes Bay people facing redundancy, get back into the workforce. People Central made a massive impression on the Ministry in 2012, when 80% of their referrals (people who were facing redundancy) were back in work within 2 months.
At People Central psychometric testing is conducted by qualified professionals, with a background in human resources, and in contact with the requirements of business and clients. Business desiring to take on a new staff member can reduce the risk of making a poor recruitment decision, by using pros like Folks Central to try the psychometric testing. Another common business usage of psychometric testing is to identify talent in the team. Within 24 hours of calling People Central they can prepare for tests for your candidates, whether or not that be online or alternatively under supervised testing conditions. With People Central you can expect results the day after.
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 dear business mistakes. Unfortunately in New Zealand there are a few 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, put simply they are not free. Another misinterpretation is that psychometric testing is just for white collar positions, there is however actually a decent range of products on the market especially for every skill level, its just that if the establishment offering the testing is not qualified then they may struggle to pick a test that is relevant to the job.
The final vital 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 an important element in great candidates losing out on 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 contact with the requirements of business and clients. Business desiring to take on a new staff member can reduce the risk of making a poor recruitment decision, by using pros like Folks Central to try the psychometric testing. Another common business usage of psychometric testing is to identify talent in the team. Within 24 hours of calling People Central they can prepare for tests for your candidates, whether or not that be online or alternatively under supervised testing conditions. With People Central you can expect results the day after.
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 dear business mistakes. Unfortunately in New Zealand there are a few 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, put simply they are not free. Another misinterpretation is that psychometric testing is just for white collar positions, there is however actually a decent range of products on the market especially for every skill level, its just that if the establishment offering the testing is not qualified then they may struggle to pick a test that is relevant to the job.
The final vital 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 an important element in great candidates losing out on the job, and a poor recruitment end result for business.
About the Author:
Established in 1999 by Steve Evans, People Central now has 16 staff located around the country and the company frequently partners up with partners for countrywide recruitment drives, team development, or to run multi-site redundancies. Folk Central also has associates around the world, and is well versed in hiring staff from Australia, the British Isles and Far East for NZ clients.
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