Do people make better choices with more information? Absolutely. “Gut” feelings are important, but making decisions without actual data to support them can lead to costly mistakes.

Assessment tools provide the objective information you need to make key hiring decisions. Taking the time to gather, evaluate, and compare and contrast assessment data can dramatically increase your hiring success rate—and decrease turnover costs.

In today’s leaner business climate, budgets are tighter, and there’s less room for error. But companies still don’t invest enough time, thought or resources in their hiring processes to avoid wrong hires.

Assessment tools are nothing new. Since the 1940s, there have been processes to objectively identify and describe individuals’ job-related characteristics, skills, and abilities. These tools have evolved significantly over the years, but many people still don’t realize how powerful they can be.

The proper use and implementation of assessment tools can provide data to assist managers in making better decisions, thus yielding better organizational results in the following areas:

Sourcing Talent
Managing/Coaching
Promotions
Building High-Achieving Teams
Sales Optimization
Learning Development
Succession Planning
A well-designed assessment process identifies qualities in potential hires—as well as current employees—that can make a difference to the organization:

Are they the right person (with the right skills and talents) for the job?
Do they fit into the environment (culture) of the company?
Do they have the potential to grow?
Henry Ford reportedly once complained that all he wanted from a worker was a pair of hands, but that he had to deal with the whole person instead.

Given that we all need to hire “whole people,” we might as well learn as much as we can about their attitudes, personalities, and abilities ahead of time. Assessments give us the information we need to make smarter decisions.

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