Personality
Profiling
About
Psychometrics
Psychometric testing is now a fundamental part of
recruitment. Even so, every day more companies are
integrating it as part of their process in getting the
right people for the job. BLF is now offering you the
chance to create your own behavioural profile.
A psychometric profile can be an excellent addition to your
CV. Employers will get a better understanding about what
makes you tick and how you behave. You will also understand
what information an employer will be looking at if you are
asked to complete a psychometric test as part of an
application.
There are many forms of psychometric analysis. BLF uses the
internationally recognised versions.
What
does it measure?
It measures four factors of an individual's behaviour:
Dominance, Influence, Steadiness and Compliance. They can
be characterised as assertiveness, communication, patience
and structure.
It also interprets the relationships between these factors.
For example, a highly Dominant person with a high level of
Influence will behave quite differently to an equally
Dominant individual with a low level of Influence. The
factors combine like this to generate (theoretically)
around one million different profiles.
Using this information, the test can be used to describe a
person's general working style, their motivations and
dislikes, strengths and weaknesses, and some of the basic
assumptions they make about other people. It can also go
far in helping to predict how a person will react or
perform in various circumstances.
• Using behavioural profiling tools helps candidates
understand more about themselves and the roles for which
they are most suited
• it will map your behavioural style and motivations
to help in job matching
• Gain benefits in terms of CV writing and interview
preparation
• A profile will also help you focus on your strengths
and differentiate yourself from others at interview
• Generate easy to understand profile reports which
can be passed on to prospective employers
However, don't take our word for it. As you can see from
the following quote, psychometric testing is fast becoming
an integral part of the recruitment process.
"It has been estimated that some 70 per cent of UK
organisations test their workforce either for personality
or ability before making a job offer or conferring a
promotion."
- Personnel Today magazine
Click here,
to help you understand yourself, the impact that you
have on others and how you can capitalise on areas of
development, which will benefit in the interview
process.
