The Science Behind Pre-Employment Tests: Do They Really Work?
The idea of measuring one’s potential by something other than talk isn’t new. Over 2,000 years ago, imperial China used standardized tests to select civil servants. These early tests measured knowledge of Confucian classics, poetry, and policy, not much different from today’s hiring test-for-measure tests that attempt to uncover potential behind a carefully crafted resume. Flash forward to today, and pre-employment screening software is an art.