Psyching out the candidates
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TMS Asia-Pacific has turned the spotlight on the ever-increasing role psychometric profiling now plays in the overall recruitment process.
The hospitality and travel industry recruitment specialist’s Managing Director - Asia, Andrew Chan said many companies still continue to base much of their ultimate hiring decision on the skill factor.
But in the process of doing that, he said, many of these companies are completely overlooking the all important “other” attributes candidates can bring into an organisation.
“This has become extremely relevant in today’s environment, particularly with the advent of the ‘Gen Y’ phenomena,” he said.
Chan said psychometric testing provides presents an “objective, accurate and reliable insight into a person’s behavioural and/or temperamental styles”.
“This includes their social confidence, attitude, motivation, leadership and decision-making styles, sales potential, capacity to work under pressure and ability to work individually or as a team.
“It is important to remember, in addition to monetary cost, a bad hiring decision can also adversely affect the morale of other employees.
TMS currently provides many of its clients in the Asia-Pacific region with The McQuaig System, a web-based diagnostic tool developed by the Canadian McQuaig Institute.
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