Pre-employment Assessment Tests

Pre-employment assessment tests in the selection process identify candidates who have the qualities you need for a better job fit. Better job fit increases retention, employee engagement, and productivity.

There is more to discover about a candidate or employee than meets the eye. Make informed hiring decisions with PDServices’ pre-employment assessment tests. PDServices’ assessments are easy to use and extremely affordable. We’ll help you find the right person for the right job with Job Fit / Job Match.

PDServices has been helping companies with Talent Management since 1994. Our products use current psychometric technology and are verified and reliable for hiring.

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“We depend heavily on PDServices assessments for each hiring decision we make! This information enables both the employer and the employee to work together more effectively.”

Joel BarkmanPresident / Owner Golden Rule Builders, Inc.

What are Pre-employment Assessment Tests?

Pre-employment assessment tests are a way to screen a potential employee to see if they will be a good fit for your particular job and culture.

There are many forms of pre-employment assessment testing in use today. Some look at adaptive personality traits only. Other tests measure core personality. Core personality tells us how someone is wired versus how they adapt. An individual will be happier and more productive when performing at their core. Honesty and integrity tests are another type of assessment. These assessments are very important for all jobs but especially for entry level or workforce jobs. More advanced assessments can compare a candidate to a benchmark.

PDServices’ talent assessments use a combination of the following assessment types, but all rolled into one assessment for a better candidate experience:

Personality Traits
Cognitive Ability
Honesty and Integrity
Occupational Interests

Why are Pre-employment Assessment Tests Important?

40% of employees who quit in 2017 did so in their first year
Half of those quit within 90 days according to Work Institute in Tennessee

The Center for American Progress estimates an average cost of turnover to be
over 20% of an employee’s annual salary. This increases with the importance of the job.

The real, hard dollar cost of turnover adds up quickly! Think about the following:

Temp Workers – lost productivity while they learn the job
Reduced Morale and Lost Productivity – co-workers and managers covering for the lost position
Recruiting Costs – outside recruiter, resume screening, background checks, reference checks, interviews, applicant screening, assessments, physicals, drug tests, travel expenses
Onboarding and Training Costs – certifications and licenses, uniforms, training to learn company procedures and computer systems, etc.
The time for a new employee to become productive – conservative estimates say this averages 6 months

The financial impact of a good hiring decision versus a poor hiring decision is even more dramatic when you consider productivity. The return on investment of a high performing employee is much higher than an average or poor performer.

Why Am I Making Poor Hiring Decisions?

Are you basing your hiring decisions on resumes, applications and interviews? If so, the data provided is often inadequate, inaccurate, or exaggerated. With subjective or inadequate data, you often make a hiring decision based on your “gut feel”.

“Gut feel” hiring has an average success rate of 25%, meaning that 75% of the time you will end up with an employee who does not meet your expectations in some fashion.

Benefits of Pre-employment Assessment Tests

Modern hiring practices suggest moving from “gut feel” or subjective hiring to more data driven or objective hiring decisions. Therefore, if you use a pre-employment assessment test, you can make better decisions based on real data. The Harvard Business Review published an article showing that cognitive abilities testing and personality traits testing provide valuable information to help validate your decisions.

Just as you have embraced technology to streamline your day to day business activities, you should also consider embracing current technology in your hiring practices.

What Are the Best Pre-employment Assessment Tests?

Some of the popular assessments out there were developed in the 1940’s when we were still using typewriters. Today we have computers and we’ve never looked back! Make sure you are using pre-employment assessment tests developed in this century. Psychometrics has come a long way and our assessments use the most current technology. There’s a lot of science behind it, but these are some things to think about:

Measure stable or core traits that tend not to change over time vs. adaptive behaviors
Normed against the working population
Have a candidness or distortion factor to show if the candidate is being forthright in their answers
Have high reliability as valid predictors of job performance

Job Benchmarks for Pre-employment Assessment Tests

We help you to create a job benchmark of cognitive (reasoning ability) and personality traits that fit your particular job and your particular culture. There are several ways to do this. We have a library of benchmarks for different jobs. You can use those benchmarks as is or in some cases you may want to customize the benchmark. If you have top performers in a job, we can create a benchmark that mirrors your high performing employees in that specific job. Not everyone is suited for the same job. Job Match can be used for a better job fit. Can they do the job, will they like it?

Once your candidate completes a job-fit assessment, their results are compared to the benchmark for your job. Differences are highlighted and interview questions are suggested so you can make a more informed hiring decision.

Studies show that employees who are well matched to their jobs are 2.5 times more productive.

Job Fit Assessment Tests in the Workplace

We offer a family of assessments that align with different job levels. Each assessment measures cognitive ability and behavioral traits appropriate for the job level. A tool that is too long or too difficult for an entry level candidate will hurt your candidate experience. On the other hand, a sales or leadership position requires extended measures which are available in our higher end tool. Choose pre-employment assessment tests that can be taken via internet, cell phone, computer or tablet. Current assessment technology is scored immediately. Reports are written for a typical hiring manager to understand. Interview questions are generated to give managers insight into certain responses.
The cost for each level is surprisingly affordable. We offer the following assessments in our family of products:

The Importance of Candidate Experience

Some companies offer a barrage of various tests that each measure one aspect and take a long time to complete. The result? A poor candidate experience. We don’t believe in the one size fits all pre-employment testing or assessments. Our job appropriate assessments deliver a positive candidate experience and invaluable data on which to base your hiring decision.

Contact PDServices today to schedule a demo and learn how we can help your organization!

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Take a second to contact us today. You’ll be glad you did! You’ll be on your way to better hiring decisions and improved productivity. It’s easy and extremely affordable – even for small businesses! If we save you one bad hire, the assessments will more than pay for themselves. See what our customers have to say on our product pages.
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What are Pre-employment Assessment Tests?

Personality Traits

Cognitive Ability

Honesty and Integrity

Occupational Interests

Why are Pre-employment Assessment Tests Important?

Why Am I Making Poor Hiring Decisions?

Benefits of Pre-employment Assessment Tests

What Are the Best Pre-employment Assessment Tests?

Job Benchmarks for Pre-employment Assessment Tests

Job Fit Assessment Tests in the Workplace

The Importance of Candidate Experience

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Pre-employment Assessment Tests

What are Pre-employment Assessment Tests?

Why are Pre-employment Assessment Tests Important?

Why Am I Making Poor Hiring Decisions?

Benefits of Pre-employment Assessment Tests

What Are the Best Pre-employment Assessment Tests?

Job Benchmarks for Pre-employment Assessment Tests

Job Fit Assessment Tests in the Workplace

The Importance of Candidate Experience

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