Importance of Pre-Employment Skills Testing as Part of Background Screening Process

The main function of human resources’ personnel is finding the people with the right skills for the job. To increase the likelihood of hiring high-quality candidates, employers can use standardized aptitude pre-employment tests to help screen and select the best candidates for jobs and assess the relevant skills of potential employees. If administered correctly, pre-employment testing can help companies save time and cost in the selection process, decrease turnover, increase productivity, and improve morale.

Pre-employment tests help weed out unqualified candidates early and could be the missing link in your hiring process; they can assist in achieving the proper job fit between the applicant and the job you are hiring for. Pre-employment skills testing is especially useful when there are several applicants to choose from. Employers are able to spend more time with prospective candidates that have high potential. This ensures hiring a candidate with specific job-related skills or experience.

While pre-employment testing is only a small piece of the puzzle, it can be worth the extra cost because it takes no time on your end and will help verify that the candidate has what it takes to do the job. The benefits a company may appreciate by implementing a pre-employment testing process include:

• Lower turnover 
• Higher productivity 
• Increased employee retention 
• Reduction in costs associated with hiring and training 
• Increased sales 
• Higher customer satisfaction 

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