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Psychometrics
can be used wherever there is a business need to assess individuals
objectively. They can also be used as a catalyst for enhancing
personal and team performance. \psychometrics is about measuring
a person's psychological attributes and we at Educar use Personal
Profiling Analysis, Training & Selection tests and Emotional
Intelligence instruments from Thomas International as well
as the BarOn Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i) from MHS
Inc.
Personal
Profile Analysis provides an insight into people's working
strengths and limitations, their fears, motivators and preferred
style of communication. It also includes how they are likely
to perform under pressure, how they modify their behaviour
in their current job and any frustrations or problems they
may be facing.
Training
& Selection Tests measure the abstract constructs
such as perceptual speed, reasoning, number speed & accuracy,
working memory and spatial visualisation. These tests are
devised to measure the maximum performance that an individual
can reach in standard conditions, and thus help to predict
future performance.
Emotional
Intelligence is an individual's capacity to understand
and control their own emotions and recognise and manage those
of others so that they and others around them can be as effective
and productive as possible. Technical skill, ability and IQ
are only part of the story when it comes to predicting success.
Behaviour and emotional competence have a large part to play
in an individual's performance. Emotionally intelligent people
cope better with stress, low morale, conflict, change and
performance issues.
Some uses
for Psychometric Testing are
-
Recruitment & Selection ("Nearly three quarters of
UK companies now rely on psychometric profiling when recruiting"
Source: The British Market Research Bureau & The Times
article August 2002)
- Personal Development including Coaching & Mentoring
- Team Building (Enlightened economists are highlighting the
fact that the human capital is one of the few assets that
could appreciate in value" Source: The Gallup Survey
2001 on the Cost of Ineffective Leadership
- Career Coaching
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