Effective Implementation of Psychometrics in Talent Acquisition

and Management

Oussama Mansour C.E.O. & Senior Executive Life Coach

• Business success is more people dependant

• Marketplace for TALENT is increasingly becoming global

• TALENT is a scarce source

• Employees are more sophisticated

• Employment relationships are more complex

Business Today

Hired for qualifications

But, Fired for Behavior

Normally Candidates are:

Only Bad/Good Job/Org. Fit!

Is There a Bad/Good Person?

NO

You only see 11% of the total person!

The Challenge

Your Pool Of

Potential

Candidates

The

Target

Job

Role & Responsibilities

Competencies (S,K)

Personality (Behavioral

Traits)

Interest

Thinking Capacity

Your Cultural & Value Fit

Leadership &

Management Style Fit

Marriage

Good Fit

Bad Fit

Growth-Productivity

Low Productivity

What is psychometrics?

the branch of psychology concerned with the design and use of psychological tests and the application of statistical and mathematical techniques to psychological testing.

What is psychometrics? Ultimately to gain an accurate bearing of the individual’s:

Cognitive abilities

Behavioral Traits-Personality

Work Interest

•Abstract / conceptual reasoning

•Verbal reasoning aptitude tests

•Numerical reasoning aptitude tests

•Spatial reasoning

What is psychometrics? Ultimately to gain an accurate bearing of the individual’s:

Measure Quality

Reliability: The degree of consistency of the measure. Does the test give you the same results every

time it is used?

Validity: A measure of the correlation between test results

and actual trait levels. Does the test measures what it is intended to

measure?

At What Stage Should You Administer Psychometric Assessments?

Career Planning

Performance Management

Training & Dev.

Succession Planning

Coaching & Mentoring

Team Building

Recruitment & Selection

Conflict Resolution

Merg

ers

and A

cquis

itions

Org

aniz

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nal R

estru

ctu

re

To support other selection methods / tools

Areas of Application for Psychometric Testing

Professional Development Planning With Psychometric

Assessments

Points Of Transition-Talent Management

Passage Three

Passage Two

Passage Four XT

XT

Passage One

XT

XT

XT

Name

My Strength

My Opportunity

My Opportunity

Leadership Development Process On-The-Job

Name

My Strength

My Opportunity

My Opportunity

Leadership Awareness

Self

Leadership Development Process On-The-Job

Leadership Development Process On-The-Job

Name

My Strength

My Opportunity

My Opportunity

Leadership Awareness

Leadership Actions

Self

Situation On-The-Job

Leadership Development Process On-The-Job

Name

My Strength

My Opportunity

My Opportunity

Leadership Awareness

Self

Leadership Actions

Situation On-The-Job

Internal To Yourself

Your Action On-The-Job

Leadership Development Process On-The-Job

Name

My Strength

My Opportunity

My Opportunity

Leadership Awareness

Self

Leadership Actions

Situation On-The-Job

Internal To Yourself

Your Action On-The-Job

Leader Engaging With Employee

Results + _

Lessons Learned

Checkpoint 360°

Leadership

Development Plan

Combine And Focus

Conditions for Successful Implementation of Psychometrics in your Organization:

Define the objective(s) of the assessment

Define the target audience

Select the right Assessment Tool that meets your requirements

Do a pilot to establish successful experience and have first hand exposure

Integrate the assessment into the fabric of the organization

Define clear Assessment P & P

Conditions for Successful Implementation of Psychometrics in your Organization:

Learn how to trust the assessment

Psychometrics are not the DECISION, they are to help you make the right decisions.

Psychometrics are not to replace the HR

Communicate and educate your organization about psychometrics and how to fully utilize them at all levels

Is the tool reliable? Coefficient Alpha (0-1) Is the tool validated for the country/region? How is it administered? (Paper , Web Based) Complexity of the reports Job Match & Benchmarking Features Types of reports Does it require certifications? What kind of support provided? The delivery system

Key Questions you must ask when selecting a psychometric tool:

In what languages is it available? Can the assessment be taken in one language and the

report generated in another language? Price

Key Questions you must ask when selecting a psychometric tool: