Why Assess?
Data has been compiled from a variety of sources to estimate the
significance of each phase of the hiring process, in the selection
of people who will become successful, competent, productive
employees.
Predictors of on the job performance
- Interview 14%
- References/Check 26%
- Personality Testing 28%
- Personality & Abilities Testing 56%
- Personality, Abilities and Interest Testing 66%
- Personality, Abilities Interests & Job Match Testing 75%
Sources: Professor Mike Smith, University of Manchester, August
1994; John E. Hunter and Rhonda F. Hunter, Validity and Utility of
Alternative Predictors of Job Performance, Psychological Bulletin,
Vol. 96, No. 1 1984, p.90; Robert P. Tett, Douglas N. Jackson and
Mitchell Rothstein, Personality Measures as Predictors of Job
Performance: A met-Analytical Review, Personnel Psychology, Winter
1991, p.703, Michigan State University’s School of Business.
Did you know ...
- ... the cost of attrition equates to 35% of that positions
annual income.
- ... individuals with the same education, training and work
experience perform at different levels.
- ... you could be wasting your training dollars; good
training is lost on people who do not fit their job.
- ... revenue opportunities are missed and your customer
confidence suffers when your organization has attrition, or less
than satisfactory customer service, sales coverage or product
quality.
“If a person is not performing as expected, it is probably
because they are miscast for the job” – W. Edwards Deming.