Recruitment & Selection

The recruitment and selection of the right people to an organisation is one of the most important tasks of an organisation. As many people have discovered, the wrong choice can be very costly and messy.

ACER HR is proud of its track record and reputation in Australia as the leading supplier of psychometric tests used in recruitment and selection.  Our tests are used by some of the largest organisations and major recruitment companies, along with smaller businesses and specialist recruitment agencies.

Our range of tests includes ACER Select (Verbal and Numerical Reasoning), which has existed in various forms for over 20 years and is considered the “gold standard” of reasoning tests, in Australia.

The three main types of tests that are used for recruitment and selection are:

  1. Ability tests
  2. Work Skills tests
  3. Personality tests

Typically a battery of ability, work skill and personality tests will be used to obtain a comprehensive profile
of a candidate and their suitability for the role and organisation.

As a guide to constructing this test battery, the following table may be useful:

 

Type of test

 

Key question that this test answers 

 

 Example Tests

Ability test Can the person do the job? ACER Select and TAR
Work Skills test Can the person do the job? MOST Verbal Checking  and
Applied Reading Test
Personality test
 How will the person do the job? WPI and Leadership Skills Profile

 

Case Study - Project Director/ Manager Selection and Benchmarking