Psychometric tests have come a long way since their initial appearance at the beginning of the 20th century in the form of the Binet-Simon IQ test. This precursor to the modern psychometric test was developed as a simple tool to evaluate intelligence and was commonly used in the educational arena to establish learning capacity.
Today, psychometric assessment has morphed into a complex and highly accurate indicator of an individual’s personality, skills and inherent ability to perform a specific role. They have become such an integral part of Human Resource thought that upwards of 80% of Fortune 500 companies in the USA use them to support their recruitment, training and succession planning initiatives.[1]
And thanks to recent innovations in the space by global psychometric assessment company Caliper, HR professionals are now able to access,customize and leverage their psychometric assessments like never before
The psychometric transformation
Simply stated, a psychometric assessment is a standardized and scientific method of measuring an individual’shard-wired/natural strengths and weaknesses and comparing them to a job role.It can also be a reliable indicator of the ability to work with others, process information and cope with the various stresses of a position.[2]
This kind of information is obviously invaluable during the hiring process,but the results of a psychometric are also used to measure the potential of employees against a variety of positions and training frameworks throughout the employee life cycle.
Most providers in the space offer a battery of assessments depending on the purpose of the assessment or the nature of the role. This can lead to fragmented data with different levels of the organisation assessed on different tools. This is where the Caliper philosophy differs. The Caliper Profile, which began its life in the United States in the 1960 s, follows a competency based approach that allows one high quality assessment tool to provide insights for any employee, at any stage of the employee life cycle.
Caliper’s 98 item assessment measures 22 personality attributes as well as an Abstract Reasoning component and has been used for over 6 million individuals worldwide. The results are instantly mapped against an extensively researched and validated competency library containing 37 job families, 49 competency areas and 245 representative behaviors.
This framework, which was the result of over a decades research by Caliper, is designed to cover the whole world of work, measuring areas such as Leading, Active Communication, Interpersonal Dynamics, Decision Making, Solving Problems, Managing Processes and Self-Management.
The result is a psychometric assessment that is valid for approximately five years, and can be mapped to company specific roles, competency frameworks, training programs and succession planning exercises.
Caliper Australia’s Director, Shaun Farrell, states ‘This system allows HR Leaders to use one tool across their entire talent management process, rather than having to use multiple tools and systems for talent acquisition, development and succession planning.’
Taking Control of the Psychometric – Caliper Analytics
The arrival of Caliper’s cloud-based psychometric assessment platform is transforming the way psychometrics are used on a day to day basis by HR Leaders and Consultants. By uploading the entire Caliper Competency Library to an interactive, online platform, and turning over control to the user, Caliper has empowered HR Leaders to login to Caliper at any time and review any employee that has ever been assessed, on any Caliper metric. Instead of reading individual reports to make strategic HR decisions, the user receives a variety of benefits:
- The platform is fully customisable
The Caliper Profile has an extensive library of 37 job families, 49 competency areas and 245 behaviors. By selecting your preferred behaviors and competencies, the Caliper online analytics platform allows a user to custom design and build your desired personality profiles and developmental reports.
- Use the platform to conduct a training needs analysis
HR Leaders can map out training frameworks for leadership, sales or any role, and the platform provides instantaneous generation of results against those competencies. This allows HR Leaders to quickly and accurately evaluate entire teams, individuals against top performers, and identify skill gaps and training needs.
What’s next?
Caliper is constantly updating and streamlining their platform to keep pace with new technological developments.According to Shaun Farrell,“Caliper is currently working on an online engine that will allow users to select the competencies they want in a report, and have that document generated in real time for both selection and development. Caliper is committed to remaining at the forefront of assessment technology”
Contact Caliper to learn more about how a Caliper psychometric assessment can help your company start making better talent management decisions.
Give your business an edge in today’s competitive marketplace for less than 2000 Rupees per assessment.
[1]http://growingpeoplegreat.com/challenges-solutions/what-are-psychometric-assessments/
[2]https://www.wikijob.co.uk/content/aptitude-tests/test-types/what-psychometric-test