Characteristics of employment tests

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What are the characteristics of employment tests?

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Tests are used in many fields for various purposes. They are used for the purpose of guiding students, vocational guidance of adults, research into human behaviour and selection of candidates. According to Wendell, tests are used in business for three primary purposes:

(a) For the selection and placement of new employees (b) For appraising employees for promotional potentials © For counseling employees

Characteristics of Tests—Tests usually possess the following characteristics:

The use of tests is based on the assumption that no two persons are equal so far as intelligence, skills, aptitudes personality are concerned.

A test measures a person's ability as a criterion of job success.

A test is reliable in the sense that it yields the same scores throughout a series of measurements.

A test is used as an additional factor in selection procedure and should not be used as the sole basis for selecting a candidate.