Psychometric profiling in hiring

SINGAPORE - TMS Asia-Pacific has turned the spotlight on the ever-increasing role psychometric profiling now plays in the overall recruitment process.

TMS Asia-Pacific managing director – Asia, Andrew Chan said many companies still continue to base much of their ultimate hiring decision on the skill factor. But in the process of doing that, he said, many of these companies are completely overlooking the all important ‘other’ attributes candidates can bring into an organisation.

“Psychometric testing provides an objective way of assessing a candidate’s strengths and weaknesses and presents an objective, accurate and reliable insight into a person’s behavioural and/or temperamental styles,” he said.

“This includes their social confidence, attitude, motivation, leadership and decision-making styles, sales potential, capacity to work under pressure and ability to work individually or as a team.”

TMS currently provides many of its clients in the Asia-Pacific region with The McQuaig System, a web-based diagnostic tool developed by the Canadian McQuaig Institute which comprises a three-step process, specifically job definition, candidate assessment and employee development.