Using Cognitive and Personality Assessments Together Improves Employee Selection

One of the primary tasks of leadership is to accurately and effectively allocate an organisation’s resources to achieve the strategy. This requires leaders to make informed decisions that will determine the group’s success or failure.

To ensure peak performance, employers should be motivated to answer two key questions:

• Do my employees make sound decisions and

• Do they have the interpersonal skills to work well in a team?

The best way to answer these questions is by using cognitive assessments that measure a person’s proficiency in for example problem-solving, evaluating potential solutions and forecasting the consequences of each one. Additionally, employers should incorporate personality assessments to get a complete picture of a potential hire's abilities. These assessments will measure a candidate's ability to fit in in a modern workplace and will delve into the inner workings of their personality. By using both cognitive and personality assessments, employers can gain insight into the true ability of their employees and maximize job performance.