Saturday, November 16, 2013

What Pre-Employment Testing Involves And How It Is Done

By Bonnie Contreras


The integrity or honesty of persons can be examined by business owners through pre-employment testing. Business owners can distribute selected checks within the range of back-ground checks that're used to evaluate and record the abilities of employees within an acceptable range of sincerity. The honesty tests are carried out to examine whether the integrity of the prospective candidate is ideal in relation to robbery and counterproductive habits.

When the back-ground tests have indicated negative activities, they will not give the employee a very good score. Further testing is then available to the employer to show the likelihood of theft or other counterproductive activities happening again. Tests that are used for this purpose include Personnel Reaction Blank, the Stanton Survey and Reid Report.

One may wonder if this type of test is less effective than an actual polygraph test. Whether this is true or not, polygraph tests are not allowed to be used by employers anymore, because of the EPPA, or the Worker Polygraph Protection Act formulated in 1988. Honesty tests have, however, started to become very popular. They have been particularly popular since the 1980's.

One test that is done is the overt check, and this is a test to determine the potential employee's character in regards to theft and other offensive activities. Another involves personality-based actions, and is useful for assessing the magnitude of past convictions of undesirable traits in the candidate's history. Both of these tests are closely associated with checking an individual's level of integrity.

The assessments can be set up in different ways in order to achieve a desirable outcome. The various tests available also differ in their effectiveness. It is important to note as well, that no test is without shortfalls, and some human intelligence is required when evaluating the final results. It should be made certain that no adverse effects are caused, and the test should be genuine if it is to be used in the court of law.

Employers carry out these assessments because they are making sure they're getting whatever they need from the prospective employee. This is no different, in that regard, to another customer. They'll be spending more cash (income, teaching, licensing, etc.) on this fresh employee, so they should be as certain as possible that they're getting just what they are paying for.

The tests help the boss ensure that the aspirant is good enough to carry out the tasks of the work. For example, you wouldn't like Forrest Gump working a nuclear reactor. They have to ensure the aspirant is literally effective in performing the work. For instance, someone with a physical disability may not be able to be a good and safe firefighter.

The employer can find out a number of other things about his candidate from the test results as well. Pre-employment testing can show the person's fluency for languages and many other things. Employees should see the test as something positive as well, because it will also give them a good idea if they are well-suited for the task. Time should not be wasted with a job opportunity that will not bring adequate satisfaction.




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