Harcourt Assessment Report: Measuring Recruits' Abilities,Work Styles And Skills Ensures A Successful Hire

San Antonio, TX - A combination of assessment solutions that analyze work styles, abilities and skills is necessary to successfully achieve a good hire, according to a new white paper released recently by Harcourt Assessment.

"The most important step to retention begins before the hire," explains Phillip Weiss, VP, Human Resources, for Harcourt Assessment. "A variety of assessment solutions are available to help employers tackle the problem of employee turnover head-on."

A thorough, well-conceived and objectively-qualified hiring process results in a better understanding of a candidate as an individual. The key combination is assessing a person's cognitive abilities, work style and skills. With this layered effort, the right candidates are identified at the start of the recruiting process, and recruiting misfires are significantly reduced. Personality assessments help ensure an employee's job satisfaction, and determine how well the individual matches an organization's values and culture.

Harcourt's talent assessment solutions are grouped for employers' convenience with solutions available to meet a host of needs, including general tests of skills and abilities, work styles and interests or specific occupational or industry needs. To sustain retention efforts, Harcourt also provides assessments for continued development in the areas of team building, personality and self-awareness. Assessments help identify individuals with a strong passion for the company and the job – providing recruiters with the ability to quickly weed out those who may not be retainable.

"Personality and ability are complex qualities that cannot be adequately determined from an interview or by reading a resume. Just because someone is qualified on paper doesn't mean they will be ideal for the job," adds Judy Chartrand, Director, Talent Assessment. "Assessment provides employers with better information about candidates. With the technology and expertise available today, it makes good sense to incorporate assessments into the hiring strategy." For more information on Harcourt Assessment, visit www.AssessTalent.com.

SOURCE: Harcourt Assessment