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How to save money on employment testing
On March 28, 2006 by Jamie Madigan
It's no secret that a lot of companies are looking to cut costs and increase effeciencies in their hiring processes. While pre-employment testing has demonstrated benefits in terms of getting better people in the job, it can be costly. Assessments for higher-level managers or executives can costs several thousand dollars per person, and even simpler tests of basic aptitudes like computational ability or language skills can rack up costs pretty quickly.
Fortunately, I recently found the answer to this problem while strolling through the "Everything's A Dollar" store in Tulsa, Oklahoma. There on Aisle 3 between off-brand dishwashing liquid and various mass-produced knicknacks sat a rack full of these:
There were also booklets for math and spelling skills, and for simpler jobs like "Consultant" there were books that test your knowledge of shapes and colors.
Brilliant. I mean, you can't beat that for a buck, and for an added bonus adverse impact will work in girls' favor for once!
Existing comments:
Posted by Stephen at March 28, 2006 11:17 AM:
That's been the problem all along. The test booklets typically cost about a dollar a piece. However, the validation report runs about $50,000 or more!
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