Many supervisors spend significant time and energy on managing employee inefficiency and error. Frustration continues to grow in an organization when headaches created by employees keep getting bigger and bigger. Management constantly has to put out fires if too many employees can't meet expectations. Using preventive medicine clearly is the answer to this dilemma.

Hiring better employees means making sure they have the capabilities to do the job. Educational background and employment history give no guarantee that people will be successful on the job. And employment interviews alone won't tell you what you need to know. So what can you do to increase your chances of hiring employees who have the skills, abilities, and job-related traits needed for success?

Managers often believe that they can "spot" the right person to hire or promote. Tests and structured interviews aren't crystal balls, but they certainly are better than relying solely on human judgment. An employment test, however, is only as good as the kind of information it gives you. You need to use assessments that provide relevant, accurate, and reliable results. And you need information to help select people you can really count on to make a difference in your organization.

The main reason for using pre-employment tests is to improve your ability to predict who will be successful on the job. If an assessment doesn't increase your chances of selecting the right person, it's not worth your time. Many employment assessments just have "face validity," which means they look good on the surface but don't have much substance. These assessments simply don't improve your ability to hire people with the skills, abilities, and traits needed for job success.

The quality of an employment test is determined by its utility in measuring relevant skills, abilities, and job-related traits accurately and reliably. Not only have our skill and ability tests and personality assessments been professionally designed, but they have also been empirically validated.

We have conducted statistical studies that show our employment tests can help you identify people who will be more successful on the job. And everyone knows that successful employees contribute significantly to your organizational health and profitability.

Everybody was asked to do an important job. Everybody thought that Anybody could do it. Everybody also was sure Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody actually did it. Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it. Somebody got angry because it was Everybody's job. As things turned out, Everybody blamed Somebody for something that Anybody could have done but Nobody did.

• Nothing is likely to improve in an organization unless someone does something about it.
• If you want to make a big difference, change the way you hire people in your company.
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Take a close look at our full line of employee selection and retention products, which can help you identify people whose skills, abilities, and traits will make your organization more successful.

• Skill and ability tests
• Personality assessments
• Structured employment interviews