What is it?

Integrity and Aptitude Assessments are 21st Century technology to round out

the information employers need when desiring to hire top flight personnel. 

Statistically, 2 of every 10 new employees will act in a dishonest manner by

committing an act of theft, fraud, or dishonesty within their first two years of

employment.

 

A background screening tells you about past behaviors.  Our screening tools

detect counterproductive behaviors and negative attitudes before the wrong

person is hired.

 

Use it before you hire

What do you do with an employee who takes a few pens or paper clips home

now and again?  What about someone who’s chronically late to work or the

person who’s prone to emotional outbursts?  Each of these employees is a

thief of sorts, whether they’re stealing supplies, time, or everyone’s productivity.

You’ll be able to weed out candidates likely to engage in theft, drug use, workplace violence and many other undesirable or deviant behaviors if you add an integrity test to your battery of pre-hire assessments. 

 

Assessing your assessments

What you need to augment background screening is a tool that provides a better understanding of the emotional makeup of candidates and predicts likely future behavior.  Integrity tests give you this information with accuracy that stems from the common characteristics found in people with low integrity, such as being dishonest and unreliable.

 

Integrity tests are not a replacement for background checks.  They are a cost-effective addition to the various assessments you already include in your hiring due diligence.

 

Finding the best employees and eliminating the bad apples has been a concern of employers as long as business has been conducted.  Until recently, doing so depended on being a good judge of character and hoping for the best.  In the past 80 years, however, science has made inroads into the process of assessing a potential new hire for their aptitude, attitude, and honesty.

 

Pre-employment assessment tests are used by every major corporation, the U.S. military, the NFL, and by savvy business owners all over the country.  Employers want to know how capable, honest, and cooperative an applicant will be.  That’s where assessment testing comes in.

 

Assessment System

Employers can create job openings and e-mail invitations to applicants, who then take the assessment tests at their convenience and their own pace on the Applicant Integrity website.  The tests can be additionally enhanced to address issues concerning sexual harassment at the workplace and misuse of computer resources and time.

 

Employers are kept informed during the process and, when it’s complete, they can review the results, compare applicants, and see a summary in plain English of the applicant’s strengths, weaknesses, and competencies. 

 

The reports employers receive can be customized with the click of a mouse to show applicant suitability for over 120 job positions, broken down into specific areas of concern.  They can also access a set of customized questions to use at a follow-up applicant interview.

 

Knowledge is Power

Some may be concerned that these amazing tools take the human factor out of the hiring process.  Rather, they provide those responsible for hiring greater insight into the people they are considering for building their workforce.

 

Resumes and background checks give you the When, What, and Where of an applicant’s history.  Assessment testing fills out the picture of Who: the capabilities, the character, and the personality of the potential employee.

 

Assessment testing also is a benefit for the newly hired employee: by knowing their strengths and weaknesses, managers can better place them where they will be productive and satisfied.  They will know how to tailor job training to best serve both the employee and the company.  And when promotion time rolls around, managers will know who measures up and who needs more time and attention to hit the mark.

 

With 30% of businesses failing because of employee theft, it is more important than ever to feel confident about those people a business welcomes into its family.

 

Assessment testing meets this need, and at a cost any size of business can easily afford.

 

What makes the Applicant Integrity System the right choice?

Employers can mix and match job candidates to 120+ benchmarked job templates and screen for specific job skills, aptitude, job fit, employee attitude, and even counter-productive behaviors.  These applicants can then be compared to employees in multiple industries, jobs, and roles.

The Applicant Integrity assessments offer:

• Short completion time (7-20 minute average)

• Straightforward, highly visual assessment results

• Custom job categories for 120+ jobs in over a dozen industries including retail, property management, sales, restaurants, call centers, C-stores and more

• Multiple languages (Spanish and English – call for more languages in development)

• Scientifically validated, legally defensible results

• Suggested behavioral interview questions that help the hiring manager dig deeper into particular areas