Characteristics of Business Psychologists

In earlier times there was only a one criterion on which an employer could judge the efficacy and potential of a person for employment was through his previous work experiences and qualifications. But, today the business psychologists help the business through this highly advance technology called psychometric testing. This testing helps to determine the work habits of the person so that a better coordination is promoted for enhancing the efficiency at work.

This kind of testing is conducted by the organisational psychologists and it has been regarded as one of the most effective methods to screen the employees in the recruitment procedure. With the help of this test the recruiter can easily decide whether a particular candidate is suitable for a particular job or not. Such characteristics of the candidates are not found out through the traditional process of selection. To hire someone for a particular job position can be a risky decision to make. 

During the initial days these tests were conducted so as to measure the intelligence of the potential employees which included many different forms of mental tests along with the anthropometric measures. But, currently this testing by the workplace psychologists is commonly used to measure the attitudes, believes, personality and other academic qualifications of the potential candidates. It would be not wrong to say that the study of these traits is not an easy task to do. And no ordinary person without having the specialised knowledge in this field can carry out this work. 

The results of this special test are readily and instantly available to the employers so that they can quickly assess whether a particular candidate is fit for a particular job or not. Many important traits of the potential employees are identified through this testing such as- diplomacy, patience, self-confidence, sales closing, initiative and many more. Majority of the assessments seek out attributes also like- memory, reasoning, intelligence, attention skills and reaction times.

Nowadays, there are plethoras of good companies that have highly skilled organisational psychologists who hold extensive knowledge in this psychometric testing. These experts conduct extensive studies so that they can evaluate the characteristics of the candidate in today’s recruitment process.

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