Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Types of Selection Tests

Personality Tests

In here mainly person's interpersonal skills, emotions, value systems  and personal characteristics such as self confidence, judgement, impulsiveness etc. are being assessed. It is done in order to select the most suitable candidate since an individual's personality illustrates and includes the above listed personal characteristics and interpersonal skills which will prove his or her physical and mental abilities  and capabilities which is important for the effective and efficient job performance.    

Intelligence Tests

Intelligence which implies mainly the quickness of mind in areas such as judgement, reasoning, memory and also the power to abstract is assessed in these tests by verbal reasoning and numerical ability.

Situational Tests

A situation is given to the candidate and the behavioral pattern is verbally reasoned as assuming the applicant to think as it happen to him in his real life. Fish Ball exercise would be cited as an example.


Interest Tests 

This test is done to reveal the particular job applicants genuine interest towards the job.

Polygraph Tests

Polygraph tests are done to determine the truthfulness of the applicant's answers.


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