Psychometric Testing 2.0 is finally here

There are some things that seem to be stuck in the past and Psychometric Testing is one of them.

We live in a world where people are still marvelling at Myers Briggs as though it was something new, when in fact it's largely unchanged since the 1950's. Now don't get me wrong, just because it's old doesn't mean it's bad. but equally as Woody Allan would say "Tradition is the illusion of performance".

Many have felt that Psychometric Testing has been stuck in a time when cars had fins and seat belts were considered unnecessary.

Technology and psychology has come a long way since the fifties and most of us feel that Psychometric testing needs to get with the times.

Psychometric Testing 2.0 has arrived with www. peoplemaps.com

Till now Psychometric Testing or more accurately Personality Testing has been elitist; something reserved for only the wealthiest of companies. If we accept the fact that personality profiling helps employers make better iring decisions, (why else would employers spend $100 million per year on it) then we have to accept that companies that can afford it, get the best staff.

This means that thousands of small companies are missing out. And let's be honest, small companies can't afford to make a hiring mistake. In a large company you hardly notice if you have made a poor hiring decision. However in a small company, there is no getting away from it.

So what's changed?

Well the Internet has changed everything. For twenty years the traditional providers of personality profiling have stood against it. They refused to embrace the Internet, explaining that it somehow delivered inferior results and was not to be trusted. we all know of course that this is not true. This is purely the protectionists speaking.

These are the collectors of old cars standing against progress. They may stand against it. They may hark back to a better time of old with a nostalgic eye but they are not going to succeed.

Many Personality tests providers still insist you go on their Personality Tests course. The cost of this course can be significant and it's the customer that has to pay for it. Who has the time these days to go and stay in a hotel for a few days and spend several days on a training course? Who can afford to take that amount of time away from their day job?

And worse still, if you are the owner of a small business and you pay to send a member of staff on the course, they are the only ones able to use the system. So when they leave, you need to fork out and send another member of staff and pay for it all over again.

Psychometric Testing 2.0 is now here
Finally we have a genuine Internet service providing instant access to reports at a price even the smallest companies can afford.

Psychometric Testing 2.0 is truly here. We have technology that requires no consultants or training, where you can read your first candidate report in a matter of minutes without even leaving your office.

And with reports as cheap as £10 then there is nothing preventing you from making great hiring decisions and hiring the best staff. You no longer need to miss out to the larger companies.

So why are personality tests so useful?
Let's look at it this way. If you were going to spend £200,000 on a new piece of equipment you would do whatever it takes to make sure you were making the right decision.

You would research it. You would talk to other users of it. You would read the reviews. You would want to know everything about it before you made your buying decision.

Well the same goes for hiring staff. If you are paying someone £50k per year and they only stay with you four years, that's £200k investment you have made.

Mistakes in recruitment are extremely expensive and you cannot get away with it. It takes several months to remedy and will cost you thousands.
Try before you buy personality tests
Another Internet benefit is the ability to try before you buy. For many years providers of services and software have let you have a free trial. it is part of the Internet culture; a culture that believes in "demo, not memo".

So a proper Psychometric Testing 2.0 service will let you get a free trial online, so that you can judge it for yourself.
Are online Personality reports as accurate?
This is a myth the people in elbow patches like to spread but there is no justification in this argument. it's another protectionist stance against progress. The simple answer is try it for yourself and you be the judge.