Psychometric Test to identify personality Traits

Apart from aptitude and problem solving skills it has become apparent to verify personality traits of the candidate during selection/ hiring process.  Many organisations are finding personality tests as important selection criteria apart from other parameters like academics, experience etc.

Personality test can provide useful insights about ability to work in the team, innovation quotient, integrity, ability to generate new ideas. All such qualities are essential to have greater team for the success.

We are introducing Psychometric Personality test to understand following quotient of the personality of any individual.

Psychometric Test to identify personality Traits

A.   Introvert/ Extrovert :

To identify if individual is introvert or extrovert. If you are selecting / recruiting member for the sales role then Extroversion might be crucial or if job is of research/ innovation then introvert characteristic is important.High scorers tend to be sociable, friendly, fun loving, talkative; Low scorers tend to be introverted, reserved, inhibited, quiet.

B.   Agreeableness :

To identify if individual is polite and like people.  Polite people tend to be good team players.

High scorers tend to be good natured, sympathetic, forgiving, courteous; Low scorers tend to be critical, rude, harsh, callous.

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C.  Conscientiousness :

This score can be used to identify honesty and hardworking of the candidate.High scorers tend to be reliable, well-organized, self-disciplined, careful; Low scorers tend to be disorganized, undependable, negligent.

D.  Neuroticism :

This is used to identify emotional quotient of the person. in some cases people should be firm and straight forward while taking certain hard decisions. In case of human resource professional, it is essential to understand emotional aspects of the employees.High scorers tend to be nervous, high-strung, insecure, worrying; Low scorers tend to be calm, relaxed, secure, hardy.

E.  Openness to Experience :

This can be used to check if person is willing to try new things in the life or dislike to experiment. Person looking to working in challenging environment or innovation should have higher score for this parameter.High scorers tend to be original, creative, curious, complex; Low scorers tend to be conventional, down to earth, narrow interests.

 

You can use personality  test in following scenarios

1.Recruitment of Employees :

When you are selecting employee for various positions (managerial or technical). You can identify required personality components for each job. Any result outside specific window of the score can be rejected.

2. Selection of Students for Higher Education Course :

Many management institutes conduct aptitude test,      Group Discussions and personal interviews while selecting students for the higher education course. Psychometric tests       to identify personality can be add on tool to get to know more about prospective students. Management course           may need students having personality with importance of leadership/ team player qualities.

3. Counseling of the Person :

If you want to do counseling of the individual to identify his/ her area of interest, recommend job profile suitable for the individual then psychometric test can be useful tool to provide useful insights of various qualities.

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Eklavvya is introducing Psychometric tests which can be used to identify personality aspects of the individual. Eklavvya.in is an online assessment and knowledge management solution used by many corporate, Professional Training Institutes, Universities for objective/ subjective/ psychometric tests.

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