Top 4 Reasons to Use Employment Testing
Posted by EmployTest - on Mon, Apr 06, 2009 @ 08:40 AM
Only 4 reasons employment testing, you ask? Surely there are more (and indeed there are). We will focus on others in future posts. But for now (in David Letterman's Top Ten format of least to first), here they are....
4. Lower Training Costs: A new hire that must go through a multitude of skills training sessions (not onboarding) will surely zap the budget of the most eager training departments. At a time when training budgets are under increasing fire and trainers must juggle multiple tasks, the less training your new hire needs, the better off they (and you) will be.
3. Faster time to make a postive impact: When your new hire comes on board ready to roll, with the skills and knowledge needed, your company's goals will be advanced more quickly. Whether that means increased sales or more satisfied customers, your new hire will make a difference immediately, instead of being bogged down by weeks of training. And having an immediate positive impact is why you hired them in the first place.
2. Increased job satisfaction: Is this position a good match for an applicant's skill set? Will the new hire be happy and feel as if he/she can competently perform the job? Studies show that satisfied employees work harder, miss less work, and are more loyal than dissatisfied employees. Testing insures that the employee is a good match for the position, not only for the employer, but also the employee.
1. Increased Retention: Whereas Reason #2 focused on the job from the employee's perspective, your goals and mission trump those. It's critical that you meet your retention goals and having talent that doesn't fit into the jobs will not help you. Testing is a critical part of your HR toolbox, which allows to focus on more stragetic and tactical tasks.
Again, this is by no means a complete list. Disagree with some? Or agree? Keep watching as we further develop this list.