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MeritTrac, a group company of Manipal Global Education Services, which is into skill assessments, is expanding its range of psychometric assessments with four assessments capable of analysing thinking styles, specific to workplace, employee’s willingness to learn, managerial skills, and longevity of employees.
The four new products, namely, Workplace Thinking Skills, Willingness To Learn, Management Success Profile (MSP), and Retention Profile have been introduced under MeritTrac’s growing psychometric test portfolio as part of its strategy to enhance hiring processes, according to company officials. These tests will enable employers to select candidates best fit for the job profile, which will in turn result in higher productivity for the organisations.
Industry watchers point out that cognitive testing, which has been the primary evaluation tool in hiring freshers and candidates with low work experience by itself is not sufficient for today’s recruitment needs, as it does not cover aspects on the candidate’s thinking styles, creativity, agility, collaboration (team work), management skills, or risk behaviour.
"These personality factors are increasingly becoming desired or mandatory in today’s working philosophy that involves interactions with multiple stakeholders. Personality or behavioural assessments provide relevant information about the candidate, which helps in effective decision making. Research proves that ‘right hires’ lead to improved performance of the organisations and employee satisfaction. Thus, it becomes vital for the company to look at the overall personality of the candidates, and not just their academic and professional credentials alone," said Rajeev Menon, Senior General Manager and head of innovation and new product development at MeritTrac.
To address this need, MeritTrac has introduced a suite of assessments that will allow corporates to bridge the need-gap in industry by assessing various dimensions of an employee’s personality, which were earlier not mapped pre-hiring.
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