PSYCHOMETRIC PROFILING

Psychometric Profiling or Testing is a popular way of finding out whether a candidate's personality and aptitude are suitable for a particular vacancy. Some companies conduct them before interview others choose to offer one-to-one interviews and then test as a formality.

Tests take approximately 15 minutes to an hour to complete and the results can give a detailed report on your influences, stability, dominance and compliance  qualities. More often than not, many are now undertaken over the internet prior to an interview.

There is no right or wrong way to complete them and you shouldn't be afraid of them after all they are there for career guidance, to measure (metric) your mind (psycho). Put yourself at ease when you complete them, work through them methodically; there is normally not just one correct answer and they are not there to "catch you out".

Psychometric profiling is an excellent tool within the recruitment process for both client and candidate alike.

For Clients it provides:

• An assessment of and individual's strengths and weaknesses
• How an individual copes with pressure
• The type of boss they need
• How to get the best out of an individual

This provides an excellent guideline at interviews and at appraisals, allowing you to assess and develop an individuals skill set.

For Candidates it provides:

• An insight into your strengths and weaknesses to allow to develop these strengths and work on the weakness for we all have them!
• Details of the type of working environment you need. There's no point in securing a role within an environment which doesn't match your needs.
• Identifies the type of boss you need to flourish - a  motivator, a  leader, a democratic boss, a  mentor
• Helps an individual to identify key career areas to investigate to follow one of the profiles we can produce will give you a list of careers or jobs to consider, matching your skills and personality.

We offer a number of reports which assist in the recruitment process and in appraisals:

• Profile Analysis - Detailed report on strengths and weaknesses of candidate, type of boss candidate requires and recommendations for future progression.

• Career Guide - Offers information on type of careers to follow including those requiring short term or long term study.

• Sales/Management Questionnaires - Questions relating to specific candidates or job requirement. Use at first interview stage.

• Executive Appraisal - Details areas to be discussed in order to plan for the future and agree personal and corporate targets.

• Training - Assists in formulating training needs of a candidate/employee.

• Job Description - Prepares a profile of job requirements and matches profiles of candidates to it (used with job compatibility report).

A personal profile - the 'hinge pin' for all other reports is £50 + VAT.

Add on reports are £30 + VAT.

Our costs are purely at cost!

For more details contact Carol Johnson on 01604 626162 or e-mail: carol@johnsonunderwood.co.uk