We all know that the use of psychometrics in assessing ‘fit
for role’ for potential hires. But what
is most important here is the ongoing development of its people and the need to
identify the right areas for development.
Many organizations today leave the selection of development needs to the
individuals. This can be seen as a
question being asked at the end of the year during assessment where individuals
were asked “What would you like to focus on developing this year?”
Researchers have found that ‘self’ is the least accurate
assessor of performance and of development requirement. This is because, it has been known that
people rate themselves least accurately on interpersonal skills! There are three important questions to ask when
psychometrics tool is intended to be used:
- Is it valid?
- Does it measure what’s it supposed to measure?
- Is it reliable?
- Does the test yield consistent results?
- What are the norms?
Shared from:
StarBiz, Thursday 20 June 2013
Talking HR by Graeme Field
PSYCHOMETRICS – ‘WITCHCRAFT OR WISDOM’
