Assessments Used in Hiring

Every stage of the recruitment or hiring process is designed to assess an applicant’s abilities and aptitudes for a specific job. The following are the primary methods of assessment that you will likely encounter in applying for most jobs:

• Resume or Job Application evaluation
• Screening questions at time of job application
• Skills testing that examines skills and knowledge levels
• Psychometric assessments that examine job fit in terms of learning ability, interests, motivation, values and personality match
• Interviews (both phone and face to face)