When recruitment tests and technology combine, candidates could not be happier. Recruitment tests that adapt themselves to your answers… They exist! Designed like a game, you can do them on your cellphone. By putting candidates in a familiar environment, these tests give increasingly accurate results on their personalities, skills, and even values.
Adaptive test for finer results
If you have written a recruitment test with good, old pencil and eraser, tell yourself it is the last time you’ll need them. Thanks to software, the power of computers, and the complex computational algorithms, recruitment tests offer new opportunities such as adaptability. Adaptive tests interpret your responses and propose new, easier and harder questions based on your previous responses. Great for an employer who can quickly evaluate candidate (or employee) behaviour, aptitudes, motivators, interests, and even values. Candidates also appreciate these custom evaluations rather than being subjected to tests given to every average Joe. As you know, your less-than-average neighbour is always unmotivated by long, tedious tests and gives up before reaching the last question. His loss is bad news for you because—despite you being above average—standardized tests often cause you to lose your focus and to make mistakes. Both candidates and employers lose. But the short duration of adaptive tests (around 15 minutes) helps keep your focus and motivation intact.
Test gamification for the best possible candidate satisfaction
The predominance of online games has gotten the better of HR who now base their recruitment tests on games, offering excellent solutions for mass recruitment and attracting generalist profiles. This gamification is personalized to take into account the activity, company culture, and—of course—the sought-after profile. But, make no mistake about it. While playing, developing strategies, and competing, you are filtered out. Your critical thinking, problem-solving ability, attention to detail, and more is gone through. Gamification lets you evaluate yourself, to learn things about yourself that you would not have known. The beauty of it is that you never lose… The worst thing that can happen is that you do not have the required skills. Because motivation is maintained throughout the game, it is definitely an excellent test for candidates and a formidable tool for employers who want to develop its convenience on a variety of platforms.
The recruitment tests of tomorrow joins the candidates’ real world—a changing world, infused with technology—with a touch of a challenge.