Highly regarded human resources and psychometric testing company People Central has over 200 corporate clients in New Zealand, and has lately been awarded a Ministry of Social Development contract to help Hawkes Bay people facing redundancy, get back to the office. People Central made an enormous impression on the Ministry in 2012, when 80% of their referrals (employees who were facing redundancy) were back in work in around 2 months.
At People Central psychometric testing is conducted by qualified professionals, with a background in human resources, and in contact with the requirements of business and clients. Business wanting to take on a new staff member can decrease the risk of making a poor recruitment decision, by using executives such as Folks Central to undertake the psychometric testing. Another common corporate usage of psychometric testing is to spot talent in the team. Within 24 hours of calling Folks Central they can prepare for tests for your prospective employee, whether or not that be online or alternatively under supervised testing conditions. With Folks Central you can expect results the day after.
Of concern is that in NZ the psychometric testing industry is unregulated and is completely full of non-qualified professionals and free online testing, which can lead to costly business mistakes. Unfortunately in New Zealand there are a few well used psychometric products that are little better than horoscopes.
According to People Central, the best psychometric tests have more than 20 years of empirical research behind them, put simply they are not free. Another misconception is that psychometric testing is only for white collar positions, there is however actually a reasonable range of products on the market specifically for every talent level, its just that if the company offering the testing is not qualified then they may be unable to pick a test that is relevant to the job.
The final vital factor is making sure that the test uses a New Zealand norm group, otherwise the results are likely to be deceiving due to cultural differences, and this has been a major factor in great applicants missing the job, and a poor recruitment outcome for business.
At People Central psychometric testing is conducted by qualified professionals, with a background in human resources, and in contact with the requirements of business and clients. Business wanting to take on a new staff member can decrease the risk of making a poor recruitment decision, by using executives such as Folks Central to undertake the psychometric testing. Another common corporate usage of psychometric testing is to spot talent in the team. Within 24 hours of calling Folks Central they can prepare for tests for your prospective employee, whether or not that be online or alternatively under supervised testing conditions. With Folks Central you can expect results the day after.
Of concern is that in NZ the psychometric testing industry is unregulated and is completely full of non-qualified professionals and free online testing, which can lead to costly business mistakes. Unfortunately in New Zealand there are a few well used psychometric products that are little better than horoscopes.
According to People Central, the best psychometric tests have more than 20 years of empirical research behind them, put simply they are not free. Another misconception is that psychometric testing is only for white collar positions, there is however actually a reasonable range of products on the market specifically for every talent level, its just that if the company offering the testing is not qualified then they may be unable to pick a test that is relevant to the job.
The final vital factor is making sure that the test uses a New Zealand norm group, otherwise the results are likely to be deceiving due to cultural differences, and this has been a major factor in great applicants missing the job, and a poor recruitment outcome for business.
About the Author:
Set up in 1999 by Steve Evans, People Central now has 16 staff located around the country and the company often partners up with corporates for across the nation recruitment drives, team development, or to run multi-site redundancies. Folks Central also has associates around the planet, and is well versed in recruiting staff from Australia, the United Kingdom and Asia for NZ clients.
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