{"id":1089,"date":"2019-08-20T16:06:30","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T14:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.axiaconsulting.co.za\/?p=1089"},"modified":"2026-05-14T08:24:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T06:24:33","slug":"psychometric-assessments-myth-or-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.axiaconsulting.co.za\/af\/psychometric-assessments-myth-or-magic\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychometric Assessments: Myth or Magic?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri light';\">Business owners so often agree on the need to strive for success, sustainability, and overall growth, yet fail to recognize the importance of selecting the correct staff to support and realize the company\u2019s end goal. Much has been said and done around the move toward online or e-recruitment. However, effective hiring goes much further than getting people to apply for a particular vacancy or headhunting those who have proved to be successful in their current or former positions. It is not enough for an applicant to have matching qualifications or fulfill a quota requirement. The question remains: would this particular applicant suit your business\u2019s environment, culture, and day-to-day dynamics?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri light';\">There is no better way to determine this than to conduct psychometric assessments. Unfortunately, some people have formed negative associations with psychometric testing based on bad experiences when being assessed, not receiving feedback, or the commonly termed \u201ctests\u201d (which are in fact assessments) being misinterpreted or misused. Many companies tend to use generic or free online assessments to assess potential hires irrespective of the level of seniority or the complexity of the role in question. Companies do so in an attempt to save money and speed up the selection or recruitment process, all the while not realizing that it may cost them much more in the long run (in terms of staff turnover, disciplinary action, CCMA cases, incompetence and counter productivity, rising conflict, and low staff morale) than the initial investment in proper psychometrics done by a qualified professional.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri light';\">Choosing the correct battery of psychometric assessments to determine a \u201cperson-job match\u201d can easily determine the applicant\u2019s actual fit to the company, their current and future competence in line with job requirements, and the risk for counterproductive behaviour, as well as the growth potential with a view to succession planning. Even though psychometric assessments should not be considered the proverbial alpha and omega, they can add great value by formalizing the selection process and serving as a guide in support of other determining criteria such as interviews, CVs, and background checks. It is of further importance to include management in the process, both in determining the competencies needed and to provide feedback to afterwards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri light';\">In addition, psychometric assessments have value beyond their use as a screening method during selection. Conducting assessments has proved to be instrumental in individual employees\u2019 growth journeys, as well as in team building, succession planning, and leadership development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri light';\">Psychometric testing adds science to the selection and recruitment process and constitutes a fair and reliable method of tracking performance over time. Should you wish to find out more about how it can benefit your business, please do not hesitate to contact me on <a href=\"mailto:mj@marlijooste.co.za\">mj@marlijooste.co.za<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri light';\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1100 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.axiaconsulting.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"647\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.axiaconsulting.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image3.jpg 647w, https:\/\/www.axiaconsulting.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image3-80x26.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.axiaconsulting.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image3-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.axiaconsulting.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image3-600x197.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 9px; font-family: 'Calibri light';\">Disclaimer:\u00a0 The views or opinions expressed on this site are solely those of the original authors and other contributors.\u00a0 The material and information contained on this website is for general information purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for making business, legal, tax or other decisions.\u00a0 Always consult with a professional first.\u00a0 Whilst we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we do not make any express or implied representation as to the completeness or accuracy of the information published.\u00a0 Please note that tax legislation is updated annually, and any tax publications may be outdated.\u00a0 Links in this website may lead to other websites outside of our control and we accept no liability in respect thereof.\u00a0 aXia Consulting (Pty) Ltd accepts no liability for loss or damage arising directly or indirectly from the use of any of the material on this site.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Business owners so often agree on the need to strive for success, sustainability, and overall growth, yet fail to recognize","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"quote","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[65,64],"class_list":["post-1089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-quote","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-employment-process","tag-psychometric-assessments","post_format-post-format-quote"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Psychometric Assessments: Myth or Magic? 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